‘”I’m excited about AJ and Nate,” McDermott told reporters at the NFL owners meetings Tuesday. “Nate coming off of his rookie season, sounds like he’s had a good offseason at this point. He’s invested in himself and worked with some guys outside of the building which has been good. Guys meaning some of those quarterback type guys out there. I’m anxious to see the jump that he’ll make in his ‘sophomore season.’ Then you look at AJ and what he’s able to do. He’s a guy that we looked at every single throw in his NFL career. You look at his resume in college and in the pros. Had a chance to win a big-time playoff game in Cincinnati against a good defense there. We’re just anxious to get in there and get started. The competition at all positions is exciting. That usually leads to greater things.”‘