We have some breaking divisional news today. The Cincinnati Bengals at the trade deadline last season attempted to deal their backup quarterback, AJ McCarron, to the Cleveland Browns, and now they will wish that they had. Mediators have ruled that he is entitled to become an unrestricted free agent next month.
Source: #Bengals QB AJ McCarron won his grievance against the team. He’ll be a free agent.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 15, 2018
McCarron was a fifth-round draft pick by the Bengals out of Alabama in 2014, but he spent the majority of his rookie season on the Non-Football Injury List, the team citing shoulder soreness for his placement there.