McElroy was selected in second round in 1996 by the Arizona Cardinals at number thirty-two. He has become somewhat of a cautionary tale against football players leaving school early. Aggie head Coach R. C. Slocum and others speculated that if McElroy had returned in 1996, he would have benefited from playing with a more prolific passer in Branndon Stewart and probably would have faced less eight-man defensive fronts.
McElroy was chosen in the second round in 1996 by the Arizona Cardinals at number thirty-two. He has become somewhat of a warning story against football players leaving school early. Aggie head Coach R. C. Slocum and others speculated that if McElroy had returned in 1996, he would have benefited from playing with a more successful passer in Branndon Stewart and probably would have faced fewer eight-man defensive fronts.