1. Daniel "Colt" McCoy was born on September 5,1986 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 13 seasons in the National Football League.
108 Facts About Colt McCoy
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Colt McCoy played college football for the Texas Longhorns, winning several awards and honors as a senior in 2009 and ranking second all-time in games won by an FBS quarterback.
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Colt McCoy is the eldest of three children born to Steven Brad McCoy and Debra Kay McCoy.
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Colt McCoy attended Jim Ned High School in Tuscola, Texas, where he was coached in football by his father.
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Colt McCoy achieved several distinctions as a high school player, including two-time Associated Press 2A Offensive MVP and First-team All-state selection.
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Colt McCoy was Jim Ned High School's punter as a junior and senior, and played free safety during his sophomore year.
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Colt McCoy attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he played for coach Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns football team from 2005 to 2009.
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Colt McCoy was a four-year starter for the Longhorns from 2006 to 2009.
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Colt McCoy won or shared the team's MVP all four years, the only player in school history to do so.
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Colt McCoy served as the quarterback for the scout team in practice against the starting defense.
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Colt McCoy was named the starting quarterback after winning out a competition with Jevan Snead.
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In only his second pass as a college quarterback Colt McCoy threw a 60-yard touchdown pass.
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Colt McCoy was the first Texas freshman quarterback to start and win a season-opening game since Bobby Layne in 1944.
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On October 14,2006, Colt McCoy threw a Texas record six touchdown passes in the win against Baylor.
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However, Colt McCoy was cleared to play the game against the Aggies.
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Colt McCoy was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge where he spent more than three hours undergoing an evaluation that included an X-ray, MRI, and a CAT scan.
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Boyd said that Colt McCoy was expected to make a full recovery, but no timetable was set for Colt McCoy to return to play.
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On December 21,2006, Texas announced that Colt McCoy was cleared to start in the Alamo Bowl.
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Also during the 2006 season, Colt McCoy was named College Football News Big 12 Player of the Year and was named the quarterback to their "All Freshman Team".
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Colt McCoy made the Athlon Sports first-team All Big 12.
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On June 26,2007, Maxwell Football Club president Ron Jaworski announced that Colt McCoy had been named to the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award.
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Older and stronger, Colt McCoy has an awesome receiving corps to make a run at the hardware for real.
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Colt McCoy made two quick-kick punts when the Longhorns lined up as if they were attempting to convert on fourth down.
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Colt McCoy averaged thirty yards per kick and both kicks were downed inside the opponent's twenty yard-line.
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The final non-conference game was against Rice, and Colt McCoy completed 20 of his 29 passing attempts, accumulating 333 yards through the air.
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Colt McCoy came onto the field beside McCoy and then McCoy trotted out to a slot receiver position.
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Colt McCoy came out of the game after that play and came back in the third quarter as McCoy's replacement.
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Colt McCoy played the worst game of his career in an upset loss to the Kansas State Wildcats.
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Colt McCoy threw for 200 yards and had four interceptions.
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Colt McCoy suffered a concussion during the game and left the field just prior to the end of the first half and again prior to the end of the game.
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Colt McCoy cited the off-field problems as evidence that no Texas player has been able to show the superior leadership skills of Vince Young.
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Colt McCoy said part of the blame is to be placed on an offensive line that lost several starters and has not been able to consistently protect McCoy.
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Colt McCoy played the game with his throwing arm bandaged from mid-forearm to biceps.
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Colt McCoy held up physically despite taking four sacks and a blind-side late hit after one play had been whistled dead.
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The offensive line provided great protection for Colt McCoy, who called most of the plays without huddling and directed the Longhorns to touchdowns on his first five series.
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Colt McCoy completed 23 of 30 passes for 298 yards, 4 touchdowns, and no interceptions.
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Colt McCoy capped off his performance by making his first rushing touchdown of the season.
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Colt McCoy rose in the record books during the first four games of the season.
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In 2008 Colt McCoy set school records for most career touchdown passes, most touchdown passes in a season, most total touchdowns by a Texas player, most career wins, and most career passing yards.
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Colt McCoy threw for two touchdowns and moved past Ricky Williams into second on Texas' all-time list for touchdowns responsible for.
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Colt McCoy completed 24 of 35 passing attempts for 255 yards and 2 touchdown passes.
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Colt McCoy was the leading rusher for both schools, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown.
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Colt McCoy rushed for two touchdowns and threw for 2 more.
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Colt McCoy completed 23 of 28 attempted passes for a total of 311 yards.
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Colt McCoy completed 41-of-59 passes for 414 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
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Colt McCoy was named the Offensive Player of the Game for his performance.
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Colt McCoy was named the 2008 AP Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.
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Colt McCoy led a fast-paced offense, with accurate, short passes in his repertoire.
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Colt McCoy finished third in Heisman Trophy voting in 2009.
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Colt McCoy left the 2010 BCS National Championship Game against Alabama during Texas' first offensive drive early in the first quarter with a right shoulder injury and was sidelined for the remainder of the game.
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Colt McCoy was mentioned as a Heisman Trophy candidate in his sophomore year, and he appeared on the Athlon Sports pre-season Heisman watch at the start of the 2007 season.
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The talk became more widespread during his junior year, as Colt McCoy was mentioned by several analysts and voters as a potential 2008 Heisman winner.
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Seven games into the season he said that Colt McCoy would have his vote at that point in the season.
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Harrell received 44 points and 7 first-place votes while Colt McCoy had 34 points and 2 first-place votes.
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On November 25,2008, Colt McCoy was named one of three finalists for the Maxwell Award, which is presented to the top all-around player in the country.
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Colt McCoy was named a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, which goes to the country's top quarterback.
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Colt McCoy was sacked three times Thursday night and endured several brutal hits.
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Bradford won the trophy with 1,726 total points, and Colt McCoy finished second with 1,604 points in the Heisman voting.
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In 2009, Colt McCoy was again in strong consideration for the Heisman, even with the two previous Heisman winners coming back for their senior seasons.
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Colt McCoy became only the second Longhorn, along with Ricky Williams, to be a two-time Heisman finalist.
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In October 2008, Colt McCoy said he would stay at Texas for his senior year instead of leaving for the 2009 NFL draft.
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Colt McCoy said that if he were rated a first- or second-round draft pick, he might change his mind about staying.
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On December 8,2008, after the Longhorns learned they had been passed over for the national championship game, Colt McCoy said he would return to the team for his senior year.
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Colt McCoy indicated he wanted to play for a national championship.
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Colt McCoy injured his throwing arm in the BCS title game against Alabama with a pinched nerve.
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Colt McCoy announced he would not attend the NFL Combine and instead performed during the University of Texas pro workout day.
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Colt McCoy was selected in the third round as the 85th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2010 NFL draft.
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However, due to injuries to starting quarterback Jake Delhomme and back-up Seneca Wallace, Colt McCoy made his first career start against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 6.
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Colt McCoy completed 23 of 33 passes for 281 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions in the Browns' loss.
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Colt McCoy injured his ankle in Week 11 against the Jacksonville Jaguars and missed the next three weeks before returning to start under center against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 15.
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Colt McCoy threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, but Cleveland lost.
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In each of the final two games against the division rival Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers, Colt McCoy threw three interceptions as the Browns lost both games.
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The next two weeks, the Browns defeated the Indianapolis Colts and the Miami Dolphins with McCoy throwing combined 41 of 71 attempts, 421 yards, and three touchdowns with one interception.
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Colt McCoy's father raised eyebrows when he questioned whether or not McCoy's team had properly evaluated him for the concussion prior to returning to the game.
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James Harrison, the Steelers player responsible for the helmet-to-helmet hit on Colt McCoy, was suspended for the Steelers' next game against the San Francisco 49ers.
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Colt McCoy spent the 2012 season backing up Browns' rookie first round pick Brandon Weeden.
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When Weeden was injured against the Denver Broncos, Colt McCoy completed 9 of 17 pass attempts for 79 yards.
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Colt McCoy signed with the Washington Redskins on April 3,2014.
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On his first pass, Colt McCoy completed a 70-yd touchdown pass to Pierre Garcon.
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On October 27,2014, Colt McCoy was named the starter over Cousins, and had his first start on the team against the Dallas Cowboys.
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Colt McCoy spent the regular season as Kirk Cousins' backup, getting into two games and going 7-for-11 for 128 yards and one touchdown for the 2015 season.
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Colt McCoy signed a three-year contract extension with Washington on March 9,2016, signing a one-year extension once that ran out on July 26,2018.
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On November 18,2018, Colt McCoy replaced an injured Alex Smith against the Houston Texans.
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Colt McCoy's first throw was an eight-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Reed.
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Colt McCoy was named the starter the following week after the season-ending injury to Smith.
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In Week 13 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Colt McCoy left the game in the second quarter with a leg injury during a sack by Malcolm Jenkins.
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Colt McCoy missed the next three games before being placed on injured reserve on December 27,2018.
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Colt McCoy completed 34 of 54 passes for 372 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions in three games played that season.
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On March 26,2020, Colt McCoy signed with the New York Giants.
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Colt McCoy made his first appearance for the Giants in Week 12 against the Cincinnati Bengals after starter Daniel Jones left the game in the third quarter with a hamstring injury.
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Colt McCoy was then named the starter for the Giants' Week 13 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks after Jones was ruled out with a hamstring injury.
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Colt McCoy signed a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals on March 30,2021.
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In Week 9 with quarterback Kyler Murray ruled out, Colt McCoy was named the starter against the San Francisco 49ers.
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On March 14,2022, Colt McCoy signed a two-year contract extension with the Cardinals.
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On September 7,2022, Colt McCoy was placed on injured reserve with a calf injury.
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In Week 10, Colt McCoy made the start in place of Murray.
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David Blough would start the final two games of the season as Colt McCoy was held out due to concussion symptoms.
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Colt McCoy was still recovering from elbow surgery and thus required numerous off days.
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Colt McCoy was only able to play four drives during their last preseason game and coach Jonathan Gannon cited his overall body of work and production as to why McCoy was released.
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Colt McCoy spent much of the season rehabbing his elbow and in early 2024 said he was still open to returning as a player in 2024, but looking at coaching or even politics.
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Colt McCoy is often called "the real McCoy" in media features because of his performance on the field, his leadership, and his personality.
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Colt McCoy was the roommate of his favorite receiving target at Texas, Jordan Shipley.
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Colt McCoy's father was the roommate of Shipley's father at Abilene Christian University.
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Colt McCoy's grandfather, Burl Colt McCoy, is a member of the Abilene Christian University Sports Hall of Fame for his exploits as both an athlete and as the former women's basketball coach.
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Colt McCoy is a member of the Churches of Christ and attended Westover Hills Church of Christ in Austin, Texas.
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Colt McCoy has participated in a church youth group since 2002.
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Colt McCoy's work has included landscaping yards for the elderly, visiting nursing homes, helping with meals on wheels, and ministry.
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On January 12,2010, Colt McCoy became engaged to his girlfriend, Rachel Glandorf, a former middle-distance track and field athlete for Baylor University, by proposing on the video scoreboard at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin.