The Atlanta Falcons did not take a quarterback on Thursday night, but it has signed one anyway.
According to a report from ESPN’s Field Yates, the Falcons have acquired former Alabama signal-caller AJ McCarron to serve as Matt Ryan’s backup. McCarron, 30, has played with the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders, and the Houston Texans.
He spent the last two seasons with the Texans as Deshaun Watson’s backup.
McCarron has a one-year deal with the Falcons.
He was taken in the fifth round (No. 164 overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.