How many times can a story change in the course of 18 hours?
A lot.
We learned that when the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns botched a trade that would have sent AJ McCarron to the Browns in exchange for a second and third round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
Now, that’s insane compensation for a quarterback who was selected in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft and is set to be a restricted free agent (probably*) this spring. In his NFL career, McCarron has played 10 games with four starts (including the postseason) and has completed 102 of 160 passes (63%) for 1,066 yards, 7 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.