âShe laughed him out,â AJ said of the May 24 birth. âI made her laugh, and she literally laughed twice hard and he was out. The doctor was like âThat was probably the easiest delivery Iâve been a part of.ââ
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McCarron said he often jokes with Katherine when she is complaining about something hurting, telling her to be tough and âgut up.â
Itâs a line from the movie âWorld War Xâ that AJ couldnât resist quoting again in the delivery room.
âShe was breathing hard and the doc was like, âyouâre going to be fineâ and I was like, âGut Up,ââ he said. âShe laughed hard twice and he was out. It was awesome.â
McCarron missed all three of last weekâs practices to be in Alabama with his family. But he looked sharp in his return Tuesday.
âIt felt funny at first literally taking that many days off and being away from it and not really paying attention to what we were putting in,â he said. âI was a little nervous. I felt like it was my first time back after my injury. Once my first couple plays started going, I felt fine.â
âI just tried to trust how I do things and trust my timing,â he added. âThose guys have been here for some time now. I trusted they were going to do their job and everything worked out.â
Burfict full go: One week after leaving practice early following position drills, linebacker Vontaze Burfict was a full participant .
And his presence was certainly noticed. And felt.
Even in a non-contact practice, Burfict got in a couple of shots during a red-zone drill. On one, he met running back Giovani Bernard on a short crossing pass. Burfict didnât lower his shoulder or make a tackle, he sinply stopped Bernard in his tracks and then gave him a playful shove.
On another play, Burfict stripped tight end Tyler Kroft of the ball, sending it rolling into the end zone. Both players chased it, with Kroft arriving first to dive on the ball. Then Burfict dove on Kroft.
âThereâs a reason heâs been as successful as he is because he goes out there and he competes,â Kroft said of Burfict. âThe ball was tucked in and he got a hand on it. I donât know. I was trying to make sure that he didnât end up with the ball. I wanted to get on it.
âHe does come out there with a level of intensity and heâs not afraid to hit, obviously,â Kroft added. âItâs a lot of fun practicing with him.â
Roll call: Rey Maulauga was not at practice for the second consecutive Tuesday, which is the only day open to the media during OTAs. Maualuga showed up at the end of the open locker room period, so he is around. It's unclear why he hasn't been practicing.
Tackles Cedric Ogbuehi and Jake Fisher also didnât practice, although Ogbuehi worked on the side rehab field. Neither player is expected to miss significant time, nor is h-back Ryan Hewitt, who watched in street clothes for the second consecutive Tuesday.
James Wright and Brandon Thompson, both of whom are recovering from knee injuries, also did work on the side.
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