ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) AJ McCarron says it makes little difference to him whether the Buffalo Bills select one of the highly regarded quarterback prospects in the first round of the draft next month.
No matter what happens, McCarron is looking forward for the opportunity to compete for a starting job on his own terms after spending the past four years working in Andy Dalton’s shadow in Cincinnati. McCarron arrived at the Bills headquarters Thursday, a day after agreeing to a two-year contract in the opening hours of the NFL’s free-agency period.
For now, McCarron is the most experienced of the two quarterbacks on Buffalo’s roster after the team traded third-year starter Tyrod Taylor to Cleveland last week.
The 27-year-old says he’s not affected by the perception of Buffalo signing him to hold down the starting job on a short-term basis and allow time for a younger quarterback to develop.
”You can either let it affect you in how you go about your work and let that define you. Or you can change everybody’s thought process,” McCarron said. ”My mindset to change anybody that’s had any doubt.”
The Bills are in a strong position to select a quarterback in the first round of the draft. They have two first-round selections, 12th and 22nd overall. The Bills also have two picks in each of the second and third rounds, providing them the assets should Buffalo elect to move up higher in the draft order.
Buffalo also introduced its four other free-agent additions, including defensive linemen Star Lotulelei and Trent Murphy.
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