Some of the Cleveland Browns' coaching staff believe executive vice president Sashi Brown - the team's de facto general manager - intentionally "sabotaged" the trade for AJ McCarron and had no intention of completing the agreed-upon move, team and league sources told Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports.
The Browns reportedly agreed to send a second- and third-round pick to the Cincinnati Bengals for the quarterback, but a supposed miscommunication between the teams led to Cleveland failing to send the NFL the required paperwork before Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET deadline.
There have been rumblings of a significant disconnect between Cleveland's coaches and front-office staff, and sources told La Canfora that coaches were incensed by members of the front office going home early on Tuesday as other teams worked to complete trades.
Head coach Hue Jackson helped develop McCarron while he was the Bengals' offensive coordinator, and it was presumed that he was behind the push to acquire him in Cleveland.
