Josh McCown

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Josh McCown

Miami Dolphins — No. 4
Quarterback
Date of birth: July 4, 1979 (1979-07-04) (age 28)
Place of birth: Jacksonville, Texas
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
National Football League debut
2002 for the Arizona Cardinals
Career history
College: Sam Houston State
NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 3 / Pick: 81
Teams: Arizona Cardinals (2002-2005) Detroit Lions (2006) Oakland Raiders (2007) Miami Dolphins (2008-present)
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
No notable achievements
Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season)
TD-INT	35-40
Passing yards	6,582
QB Rating	71.6
Stats at NFL.com

Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins. He was originally drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Sam Houston State.

He is the older brother of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Luke McCown and younger brother of former Texas A&M quarterback Randy McCown.

[edit] Early years

McCown attended Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Texas. As a senior, he was the East Texas Player of the Year, District 17-4A offensive player of the Year, and an all-state honorable mention. He completed 153 out of 231 passes (66.23 completion percentage) for 30 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. He also played basketball, and won an All-District second team honors as a senior.

[edit] College career

McCown played three collegiate seasons at SMU, passing for 4,022 yards and 24 touchdowns and a subpar TD:INT ratio of 9:16. McCown left the SMU program to prove that he could lead an aerial attack and did so, surpassing his 3-year SMU TD total in just one season at Sam Houston, passing for 3,481 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior. His passing yardage total was the best in Sam Houston history and ranks him 8th all-time in career passing yards. Following his senior season, he was one of 16 players considered for the Walter Payton Award, given to the top performer in NCAA Division 1-AA football.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Arizona Cardinals

Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2002 NFL Draft, Then-Cardinals coach Dennis Green said of McCown, "I think he's going to be a great one, when I buy into a quarterback, I really do." McCown played as a quarterback for the Cardinals from 2002 until 2005. He was an occasional starter, but McCown relinquished the starting role to Kurt Warner in 2005. His best season for the Cardinals was in 2004 when he played in 14 games and passed for 2,511 yards and 15 touchdowns.

[edit] Detroit Lions

In the 2006 off-season, McCown was released by the Cardinals and became a free agent. He signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Lions on March 16, 2006. He was the backup quarterback to Jon Kitna, and was occasionally used in as the Z (slot receiver), passing Corey Bradford and Mike Williams on the depth chart as the third WR. McCown caught 2 passes for 15 yards when playing wide receiver in 2006 making his career total 3 catches for 10 yards. After the Lions drafted Michigan State quarterback Drew Stanton in the 2007 NFL Draft, McCown was traded along with wide receiver Mike Williams to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick, A.J. Davis.

[edit] Oakland Raiders

McCown's first regular season start for the Raiders was the 2007 season opener against his former team, the Lions. He was impressive, completing 30 of 40 passes for 313 yards with two touchdowns in a 36-21 loss to the Lions. Unfortunately, he also threw two interceptions and fumbled late in the game to end the Raiders' attempt at a comeback. McCown had played through the second half of the game against the Lions with a right foot injury. McCown has struggled this season with injuries, and in 13 games McCown has only played in 7, losing 5 games and winning 2. In the 7 games that McCown played in, he completed 85 of 143 passes for 901 yards with 9 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Veteran quarterback Daunte Culpepper was signed by the Raiders prior to the start of the 2007 season, and was used as a back-up quarterback to Josh McCown when McCown was active. But when McCown was unable to play, Culpepper was the starting quarterback for the Raiders, playing in 7 games, winning 3 games, and losing 4 games. Daunte Culpepper was questionable for the Raiders game against the Denver Broncos on December 2 after missing practice on November 30 with sore quadriceps. However, Josh McCown's status was listed as probable and ended up being the starting quarterback against the Broncos. Along with running back Justin Fargas, Josh McCown led the Raiders to a 34-20 victory over the Denver Broncos, improving the Raiders record to 4 and 8. The next week, Josh McCown left the game against the Green Bay Packers with an injury and the Raiders lost, eliminating them from playoff contention.

[edit] Miami Dolphins

On February 29, 2008, McCown signed with the Miami Dolphins.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Oakland Raiders bio
• Who Wants Josh McCown? Rotoworld article