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“As a competitor you want to play,” he continued. “I’m a huge competitor, no matter what I’m playing. I’ve always been that way. I want to play. But, like I said, these are the circumstances and it’s something I can’t control. I’m at peace with it.”
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A fifth-round pick in 2014, McCarron is entering his fourth season with the Bengals. He will be a free agent in 2018. But there is still debate whether that will be as a restricted free agent, where the Bengals can match another’s team offer, or an unrestricted free agent. McCarron said that debate, which stems from whether his time injured as a rookie counts as an accrued season toward free agency, is for the lawyers and likely won’t be decided until after the season.
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