Report: Browns sign Bengals UFA not named McCarron

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Chris Smith, flinging down Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson, filled the bill for a year.With new left tackle Cordy Glenn counting $11.25 million against this year’s salary cap out of the estimated $15 million they had reserved for free agency, it’s believed the Bengals have narrowed their focus when it comes to keeping their own free agents.

Pre-Glenn it had been a formidable list. But expect more reports like the one The Cincinnati Enquirer delivered Tuesday. The Browns raided the Bengals for defensive lineman Chris Smith after the Bengals couldn’t touch what has been reported as a three-year deal for $4.6 million annually. With Glenn taking up cap space and line space, it also…