4 backup QBs Bengals should target in 2020 NFL free agency

Here are some free agents the Bengals should target.

Josh McCown

Jan 5, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Josh McCown (18) in action against the Seattle Seahawks during the second quarter in a NFC Wild Card playoff football game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

McCown, soon to be 41, wants to keep playing and plenty of teams have kept on giving him an opportunity to make final rosters while helping along young quarterbacks.

The former third-round pick entered the league in 2002 and over the last few years has backed up the likes of Carson Wentz and Sam Darnold. His stats aren’t going to blow anyone away, but it speaks volumes a team like the Eagles has already been all over him as a potential member of the coaching staff.

While he’s currently recovering from a torn hamstring suffered in a playoff loss recently — he played the entire second half on the injury! — McCown is the sort of veteran add many teams would leap at making behind a rookie.