I have a rule: Never pose a question in the headline. Why ask a question to a reader who, like me, has no answers to a hypothetical scenario that’s months away from even being answered? Yet, I did it. It’s there. Clear as day. Why break that rule now?
According to multiple reports, quarterback AJ McCarron will become an unrestricted free agent when the new league year begins on March 14. How does this impact the Bengals? How does this impact the NFL? Will other players in similar circumstances say, “hey, wait a minute!”
The difference between restricted free agent and unrestricted agent is astronomical, possibly amounting to tens of millions of dollars.