A week after being on the opposite end of a game-ending field goal, former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback AJ McCarron was on the right side of the late-game heroics this weekend.
Less than two months ago AJ McCarron requested his release from the Cincinnati Bengals to play in the debut season of the United Football League. Just six short weeks later he's leading all UFL quarterbacks in passing yards and touchdowns through the first round of games.
Hope springs eternal as another professional football league offers home to past NFL and college players looking to continue their playing careers.
The Buffalo Bills' prized passing acquisition from the 2018 season is back in familiar territory ... well, one of them, anyway The St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League announced the return of quarterback AJ McCarron to enter the weekend.
The Cincinnati Bengals granted the release of quarterback AJ McCarron earlier this week in order for him to re-join the St. Louis Blackhawks of the UFL. The founding XFL club officially announced McCarron's re-signing Friday morning.
AJ McCarron has never done much in the NFL, but he was league MVP in the XFL in 2023. And now he'll return to his XFL team, in a new league, in 2024. The UFL has announced that McCarron is signing with the St.
The UFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks announced they’ve officially signed QB A.J. McCarron to a contract on Friday. This marks McCarron’s second stint on the Battlehawks after playing last year in the XFL. McCarron, 33, is a former fifth-round pick of the Bengals back in 2014.
As evidenced by former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback AJ McCarron getting released a month before his contract was set to expire, pending NFL free agents are not free agents until free agency makes them free agents. McCarron was one one of nearly 20 Bengals with expiring contracts heading into the 2024 league year.
Former Bengals quarterback AJ McCarron is back in professional football. He's returning to the St. Louis Battlehawks in the UFL (formerly XFL). The Bengals released him on Wednesday. McCarron played for the Battlehawks last spring.
A University of Alabama legend is heading to the United Football League. AJ McCarron was a part of the XFL in 2023 as the starting quarterback for the St.
The Cincinnati Bengals made a surprising move on Wednesday.
The Cincinnati Bengals announced that it has released former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron on Wednesday. McCarron signed with the Bengals practice squad back in September and after starting quarterback Joe Burrow was lost for the season with a hand injury, McCarron was promoted to the backup role behind Jake Browning.
The Cincinnati Bengals made what looked to be a surprising move Wednesday afternoon in releasing quarterback AJ McCarron. McCarron was scheduled to be a free agent next month, and even if he wasn't expected to re-sign with the club, there was no clear reason why Cincinnati would release him out of the blue.
The Bengals are beginning to prepare for the 2024 season and the return of QB Joe Burrow by making their first cut of the offseason.
With Joe Burrow suffering a season-ending injury, the Cincinnati Bengals were forced to turn to their backup options. But with Burrow set to return from injury, the Bengals cut down on their number of rostered quarterbacks.
The Cincinnati Bengals announced they have released QB A.J. McCarron. He had been signed by the team as a depth option late last season with the Bengals’ injury problems at quarterback. McCarron, 33, is a former fifth-round pick of the Bengals back in 2014.
“I love playing for this organization and being in this city.” Did anyone else have déjà vu on Sunday afternoon? On a rainy day at Paycor Stadium, AJ McCarron was back in action for the Cincinnati Bengals.
It may have only been for five snaps, but AJ McCarron was back under center playing quarterback for the Bengals for the first time in six years on Sunday.
Former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron will be taking on a bigger role for the Cincinnati Bengals moving forward. It was reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Benglas have signed McCarron to the active roster and will be the team’s second quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A.J. McCarron is back in the NFL where it all started as he finds his footing on the Bengals practice squad. The quarterback lit up the XFL as a starter this past spring and it's gotten him back with an organization for the first time since 2020.
A fifth-round pick of the Bengals in the 2014 NFL Draft, McCarron also had stints with the Buffalo Bills, Las Vegas Raiders, Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons. He had a 2-2 record as a starter in the NFL, passing for 1,173 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions.
McCarron led the St. Louis Battlehawks to an 18-15 comeback win over the San Antonio Brahmas in their XFL season opener on Sunday.
When Atlanta Falcons quarterback A.J. McCarron tore his ACL during the preseason a year ago, the 30-year-old's career was put on life support. It isn't easy for a backup quarterback in his 30s to return to the NFL after a gruesome injury, but that doesn't mean McCarron won't try.
The former Alabama star quarterback has created value for himself as a reliable backup quarterback in the NFL.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback AJ McCarron will undergo an MRI on Sunday after suffering a right knee injury against the Miami Dolphins on Saturday but McCarron and the team are expecting bad news.
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