Falcons to sign veteran quarterback AJ McCarron
The Falcons’ roster will soon include a second quarterback. AJ McCarron will join Matt Ryan in Atlanta, per Field Yates of ESPN.com (on Twitter).
McCarron spent the past two seasons backing up Deshaun Watson in Houston. The former Bengals backup has seven years’ experience in this role, with a 2015 cameo as a starter also on the ex-Alabama standout’s NFL resume.
Matt Schaub filled this post for the past four seasons but retired earlier this year. The Falcons were connected to quarterbacks at No. 4 overall, but Atlanta went with the consensus choice — tight end Kyle Pitts — and will continue with the Ryan era. That meant finding a new backup to the 13-year starter became necessary.
