Right around the time of last year’s trade deadline, the Cleveland Browns were looking around the NFL to find their next starting quarterback.
The quarterback the Browns were close to acquiring at the deadline was A.J. McCarron. But after an email snafu between the Browns, Bengals, and the league caused the trade not to happen.
McCarron was not the only quarterback that the Browns tried to swing a deal for, however. According to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports, the Browns called the Indianapolis Colts about a potential trade for quarterback Andrew Luck.
At the time, Andrew Luck was dealing with a shoulder injury that held him out for the entire 2017 season.