A Jets spokesman confirmed that Jets QB Greg McElroy underwent surgery on a dislocated right thumb Friday morning. He will be out indefinitely, but the Jets have no plans at this time to place McElroy on injured reserve.

Alabama QB Greg McElroy demonstrated that he has recovered well from a fracture in his throwing hand, tossing 50 passes to teammate Earl Alexander and South Alabama WR Courtney Smith on Tuesday at a makeup for the Crimson Tide’s March 9 pro day.

The talk of the combine — at least as far as quarterbacks go — has been Cam Newton. And then followed by Cam Newton, with a little more Cam Newton sprinkled in. Although to be fair, there also has been some talk about Cam Newton.