Cincinnati Bengals: NFL Scouting Combine, 2017 NFL Draft, And AJ McCarron Trade

NFL Rumors: Bengals want to trade back-up QB
NFL Rumors: Bengals want to trade back-up QB

After missing the NFL Playoffs for the first time since Andy Dalton and AJ Green joined the team, members of the Who Dey Nation are anxious to see what moves the Cincinnati Bengals will make in the off-season, including 2017 NFL Draft prospects they are eyeing at the NFL Combine, positions that could be filled via free agency, and talent they could receive in a trade for backup quarterback AJ McCarron.

NFL Scouting Combine: AJ McCarron
Quarterback A.J. McCarron at the 2014 NFL Combine before being drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals [Image by Joe Robbins/Getty Images]

While Dalton and Green led the Bengals to five straight NFL Playoff appearances under the guidance of head coach Marvin Lewis from 2011-2015, their third-place finish in the AFC North left them out of this year’s post-season play. The last time that the Cincinnati Bengals won a game in the NFL Playoffs was in 1990. They’ve only made it to the Super Bowl on two occasions, losing to the San Francisco 49ers in both 1981 and 1988.

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