Browns came 'close' to acquiring A.J. McCarron from Bengals

The Cleveland Browns attempted to trade for Cincinnati Bengals backup quarterback A.J. McCarron before Tuesday's deadline, reports ESPN's Adam Schefter.

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Per Schefter, the Bengals thought the deal was done, but the Browns failed to get it approved by the league in time. McCarron is scheduled to become a restricted free agent this offseason, so perhaps the Browns will make another effort to land his services.

On 131 drop backs in 2015, McCarron posted 0.14 Passing Net Expected Points per drop back, the 12th-best mark among the 46 quarterbacks with at least 100 drop backs that year. He completed 66.4 percent of his 119 pass attempts for 854 yards while throwing 6 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.