Earlier this week, we mentioned that Bengals QB A.J. McCarron was expecting a ruling this week on his grievance to determine whether he’d be a RFA or an URFA. The ruling came in on Thursday, and it favored McCarron big time:
Bengals’ QB AJ McCarron won his grievance against Cincinnati and now will be an unrestricted free agent, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 15, 2018
Whether you’re interested in McCarron being the Browns’ quarterback in 2018 or not, you still have to see this as a potential victory for Cleveland if Hue Jackson pushes hard to pursue him again.