The New England Patriots were first to offer him a contract on Wednesday, but it was a divisional rival that stepped in and ultimately stole AJ McCarron away from Bill Belichick.
Hours after the Patriots extended an offer to the former fifth-round pick, the Buffalo Bills and McCarron agreed to a two-year deal. Information came from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, as the two-time BCS national championship starting quarterback for Alabama has found a new home in the National Football League. While getting McCarron does not mean the Bills won’t pursue one of the top signal callers in the draft, it does give the 27-year-old a shot at the job.