Josh McCown

Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Sam Houston State. McCown was named Player of the Week during his time with the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League in 2010.

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Free agent
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	July 4, 1979 (aged 46) Jacksonville, Texas
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:	Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Texas)
College:	Sam Houston State
NFL Draft:	2002 / Round: 3 / Pick: 81
Career history
Arizona Cardinals (2002–2005) Detroit Lions (2006) Oakland Raiders (2007) Miami Dolphins (2008)* Carolina Panthers (2008–2009) Hartford Colonials (2010) San Francisco 49ers (2011)* Chicago Bears (2011–2013) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2014) Cleveland Browns (2015–2016) New York Jets (2017–2018)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SFL (2001) SFL Player of the Year (2001) Third-team Division I-AA All-American (2001) Brian Piccolo Award (2014)
Career statistics as of 2018
Passing completions: 1,581 Passing attempts: 2,627 Percentage: 60.2 TD–INT: 98–82 Passing yards: 17,707 Passer rating: 79.7 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Josh McCown Media

• Pro Football Hall of Fame (37923721855).jpg

  The Arizona Cardinals jersey that McCown wore during the first NFL regular season game outside the U.S., displayed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame

• Josh McCown before the snap (3812160887) (cropped).jpg

  McCown practicing with the Carolina Panthers in 2009

• Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers 2.jpg

  McCown (15) lines up against the Green Bay Packers in 2011

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  McCown with the Chicago Bears in 2011

• Josh McCown Browns 2015.jpg

  McCown with the Browns in 2015

• Cleveland Browns vs. Oakland Raiders (21801672315).jpg

  McCown attempting a pass in 2015

• Andre Roberts, Josh McCown, Colt McCoy (44083782361).jpg

  McCown (center) with Andre Roberts (left) and Colt McCoy (right) in 2018

Other websites

• Chicago Bears biography on McCown Archived 2012-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Detroit Lions biography on McCown Archived 2007-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Miami Dolphins biography on McCown Archived 2008-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Oakland Raiders biography on McCown