SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback AJ McCarron may be making his first NFL start Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, but when he looks across the line of scrimmage on certain passing downs, McCarron will peer into a familiar set of eyes.
"Me and Neko, we were on the same team, I think, ever since we were like 7 years old," McCarron said on a conference call with Bay Area media this week. "We won three or four park ball championships.
"We grew up in same area ... I've known Neko for a really long time.