The Raiders will acquire quarterback A.J. McCarron from the Bills, tweets Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. Buffalo will receive a fifth-round pick, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (Twitter link). The Bills signed McCarron to compete for their starting job this spring, but he quickly fell behind both Josh Allen and Nathan Peterman.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden made clear that the team was in the market for a veteran backup quarterback and that they weren’t happy with the performances of returning players Connor Cook and E.J. Manuel. It’s unclear what the compensation is at this point, but it’s likely nothing more than a late round pick.
The Raiders haven’t announced all their cuts yet, but this means that at least one of Cook or Manuel will be sent packing, if not both. McCarron developed a reputation as one of the league’s better backups while holding Andy Dalton’s clipboard the past few seasons.
He was expected to have opportunities to start this offseason, but he was greeted with a quiet market in free agency. He didn’t draw much interest outside of Buffalo, and ended up signing a two-year deal there. The Bills will now move forward with Allen and Peterman, although they haven’t announced who will start between the two.
Damn. Gonna be a backup again.
At least it’s someplace warm
McCarron looked like garbage this offseason. So you trade Mack and trade for this guy. Makes sense lol
Chuckie has read too many of his posts and thinks winning comes with him regardless of who plays for him. Is he in for a shock
Funny, the team that traded up to grab Cook ahead of the Cowboys are still trying to find a backup.
They could have signed Landry Jones without a draft pick!
im a newbie…
is A.J. McCarron an improvement over cook & manuel?
or just a more versed QB with NFL experience?
Upgrade.. Hes not very good, but can win a game or two. EJ & Cook are horrendous.