CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns are at Cincinnati on Sunday for a game with a couple of subplots.
The first is the "almost" deal for A.J. McCarron.
To this day, only one word explains why the Browns suddenly were willing to part with second and third round picks in 2018 -- DESPERATION.
McCarron has not taken a regular season snap since 2015. He was never considered a prime quarterback prospect.
Had the Browns been willing to part with those picks at any point before the final day of the NFL trading deadline, McCarron would be in an all-orange helmet right now.