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Alabama NFL roundup: AJ McCarron's poise impresses Cincinnati Bengals' coach

For their final preseason game on Thursday night, the Cincinnati Bengals kept their starters on the sidelines, including defensive end Wallace Gilberry, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick and offensive tackle Andre Smith, all former Alabama standouts. But with starting quarterback Andy Dalton also sitting out, another ex-Crimson Tide star, AJ McCarron, ran the Cincinnati offense for the first three quarters of the game....