The Cleveland Browns contacted the Bengals about potentially trading for quarterback A.J. McCarron according to Ian Rapoport. The Bengals have been adamant about getting a first round pick for McCarron. It sounds like that was too rich for Hue Jackson and the Browns.
The second round in this draft is loaded with talent and I would be on board with trading McCarron for a second round pick. The Bengals may even be able to get more in return since they'd be moving him to a team in the AFC North.
Here are five players the Bengals could target on day two of the NFL Draft.
I wrote about why picking John Ross makes sense here.
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