If the Cincinnati Bengals trade backup quarterback A.J. Reports had the price for Garoppolo as prohibitively high, and now it sounds like the price for McCarron is going to be rich most people.
I'm a huge competitor.
He is stuck behind Andy Dalton on Cincinnati's depth chart and has received limited playing time since entering the National Football League as a fifth-round pick in 2014.
He also started in a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that season, throwing for 212 yards, one touchdown and one pick.
Pat Kirwan of RealFootballNetwork.com reported Tuesday that a trade involving McCarron at the draft is unlikely.
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"It is what it is", McCarron said Monday. Dalton has been extremely durable during his six-year career - the broken thumb was his only significant injury - so the odds are against McCarron getting much chance to play until his contract ends. In McCarron's case, the Bengals could put a first-round, second-round or original-round tender, which would be the fifth round, on the quarterback. He showed up for training camp with a sore shoulder as a rookie in 2014 and was unavailable for most of the season, which could affect his status. Being a restricted free agent means that the Bengals can match an offer from another team.
"We're still going through all that", McCarron said.
Those lawyers will not matter if the Bengals can move McCarron, who is itching to play and prove the team success he had with the Crimson Tide can be translated to the pro level.
If you're confident in the coaches you have on hand and believe you can afford two years to ramp up, then maybe the strong arm of Patrick Mahomes, the intriguing skill set of DeShine Kizer or the intangibles of Deshaun Watson is the fork in the road to take. McCarron sees it differently and is still hoping to test the market next offseason. "Hopefully in my future, one of those days is coming up".
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