CLEVELAND — Browns executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown didn’t try to sugarcoat a last-minute trade attempt for Bengals quarterback AJ McCarron.
Brown lamented the missed opportunity to add another young, talented player to the roster at the NFL’s trade deadline last week and stressed Cleveland must find a long-term answer at the position.
“At the end of the day, it’s our job to make those things happen,” he said Monday in a wide-ranging press conference. “We were all disappointed that it didn’t happen.”
The attempt to acquire McCarron, who spent one season with Browns coach Hue Jackson in Cincinnati, comes as the Browns continue to struggle with inconsistent quarterback play through the first half of the season.