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Former Alabama running back Eddie Lacy said he broke his hand when the Crimson Tide played Western Carolina on Nov. 17, 2013. He's shown here practicing Nov. 19, 2013. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

Eddie Lacy

played in the Iron Bowl and SEC Championship with a broken left hand and underwent surgery to repair it before the BCS National Championship,

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The former Alabama running back told the

he suffered a broken hand in the Crimson Tide's 49-0 victory over Western Carolina on Nov. 17. He rushed for a combined 312 yards and four touchdowns in Alabama's wins against Auburn in the regular season finale and Georgia in the SEC Championship before he underwent surgery, according to the report.

"I really couldn't use the hand but I could run and pretty much pass protect," Lacy, now with the Green Bay Packers, told the

. "When I got hit, I couldn't feel it.

"Then by the time the game came I put my normal glove on and put a little covering over it. Sometimes it hurt, sometimes it was all right."

According to the report, Lacy had a metal plate and seven screws inserted in the hand shortly after the SEC Championship. He rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown in Alabama's BCS Championship victory over Notre Dame.

Lacy will play with the hardware in his hand throughout the rest of his NFL career, according to the report.

to read the rest of the Journal-Sentinel's report.