page_title: A. J. McCarron
section_title: 2017 season
hierarchical_section_title: A. J. McCarron / Professional career / Cincinnati Bengals / 2017 season
caption_attribution_description: Bengals at Redskins 8/27/17
context_page_description: Raymond Anthony "A. J." McCarron Jr. is an American football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Alabama won the BCS National Championship in 2011 against LSU and 2012 against Notre Dame, making him the only quarterback to win back-to-back BCS national championships. McCarron is one of only seven quarterbacks in history to win back-to-back titles in some form and the first FBS quarterback to win back-to-back consecutive titles since USC's Matt Leinart in 2003 and 2004. In addition, since his freshman/redshirt year, McCarron has been associated with three national title teams under coach Nick Saban: 2009, 2011, and 2012.
context_section_description: On October 31, 2017, the Bengals and Cleveland Browns agreed on a deal to trade McCarron to Cleveland in exchange for a second and third round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. However, the Browns failed to file the paperwork to the NFL before the 4 p.m. trade deadline, nixing the trade. On November 4, it was reported that McCarron had filed a labor grievance against the Bengals asking to become an unrestricted free agent following the 2017 season as opposed to a restricted free agent. McCarron claims that he was healthy enough to be removed from the non-football injury list during training camp in 2014 and that his rookie season should count as an accrued season towards unrestricted free agency. On February 15, 2018, McCarron won the grievance and became a free agent for the 2018 season, and received lost salary with interest from the 2014 season. Overall, in the 2017 season, McCarron appeared in three games and completed seven passes for 66 yards.
caption: McCarron in 2017
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