Today’s only minor move:
Cincinnati Bengals
- Released: QB A.J. McCarron
McCarron’s release today is the result of a request that the team has decided to honor. McCarron returned to Cincinnati this season for the first time since his rookie contract expired in 2017. With starter Joe Burrow dealing with his injury early on in the season, the veteran backup was added as extra insurance on the practice squad. According to Howard Balzer of PHNX, McCarron requested his release in order to sign with the St. Louis Battlehawks of the UFL. McCarron had a successful season starting for the Battlehawks when the team was a part of the XFL. With the fusion of the XFL and USFL, McCarron and the Battlehawks will be playing in the XFL Conference of the UFL.