Josh Mccown attended Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Texas, where he was named the East Texas Player of the Year and earned All-State honorable mention honors as a senior.
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Josh Mccown attended Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Texas, where he was named the East Texas Player of the Year and earned All-State honorable mention honors as a senior.
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Josh Mccown then transferred to play his final season of college football for the Bearkats of Sam Houston State University.
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Josh Mccown spent most of his career as a journeyman quarterback playing for 12 different teams.
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Josh Mccown had a significant growth spurt in high school that helped his football career.
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Josh Mccown really started shooting up in the second half of his junior year.
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Josh Mccown played basketball and won All-District second team honors as a shooting guard his senior year.
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Josh Mccown played in nine games, starting five, for the Mustangs his freshman season in 1998, completing 46 of 99 passes for 619 yards and seven touchdowns with eight interceptions.
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Josh Mccown set a school record for consecutive completions when he completed 19 passes in a row against Tulsa in 1999.
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Josh Mccown threw for 420 yards against Texas-El Paso in 2000, which was the third-highest total in SMU history.
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Josh Mccown started the first six games of the 2000 season before being replaced by David Page for three games.
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Josh Mccown transferred to be in an offense that threw more and to have a better chance to win.
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Josh Mccown set single-season school records in pass completions, attempts, yards, and touchdowns.
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Josh Mccown rushed for 351 yards and six touchdowns on 112 attempts.
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Josh Mccown threw for 404 yards and tied a school single-game record with five touchdowns against Western Illinois in 2001.
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Josh Mccown was named a Third Team Division I-AA All-American by The Sports Network.
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Josh Mccown replaced Joey Harrington on the 2002 Senior Bowl roster after Harrington suffered a knee injury in the East–West Shrine Game.
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Josh Mccown was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft, with the 81st overall pick, and was the fourth quarterback selected.
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Josh Mccown rushed for a career-high 158 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries.
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Josh Mccown rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries.
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Josh Mccown rushed 94 times for 429 yards and three touchdowns.
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Josh Mccown had a 31-yard reception, but it was brought back after McCown was called for offensive pass interference.
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Josh Mccown fumbled late in the game to end the Raiders' attempt at a comeback.
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Josh Mccown was holding firewood and his brother Luke accidentally grazed Josh's finger with a chainsaw.
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Josh Mccown then failed to appear in the team's final three preseason games.
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Josh Mccown was the backup for the team's NFC Divisional Round loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
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Josh Mccown received an offer from the Chicago Bears shortly after signing with the Colonials, but decided to stay with the Colonials due to wanting to honor his contract and to receive more playing time.
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Josh Mccown was named the Offensive Player of the Week for Week 1.
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Josh Mccown was a team captain while with the Colonials.
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Josh Mccown was the first Bears quarterback to throw for 300 yards in three straight games.
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Josh Mccown was awarded the Brian Piccolo Award by the Bears in May 2014.
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Josh Mccown was immediately named the starter by new Buccaneers head coach and his former head coach in Chicago, Lovie Smith.
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Josh Mccown was the Browns nominee for the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award in 2015.
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Josh Mccown threw for 228 yards in the first half, which was the most by a Browns quarterback in the first half since 1986.
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Josh Mccown scored a rushing touchdown, becoming the first Jets quarterback since Al Dorow in 1960 to score three passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown in a game.
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Josh Mccown threw nine touchdowns from Week 5 to Week 8, becoming the first Jets quarterback since Ray Lucas in 1999 to throw multiple touchdowns in four straight games.
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Josh Mccown joined Doug Flutie and Jim Thorpe as the only players in NFL history to rush for at least two touchdowns in a game at the age of 38 or older.
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Josh Mccown's completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns and rushing touchdowns were all single-season career highs.
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Josh Mccown was named the Curtis Martin Jets Team MVP and the Kyle Clifton "Good Guy" Award winner.
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Josh Mccown later revealed during an interview that he tore his hamstring off of the bone in the second quarter, but continued to play.
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Josh Mccown then left the school upon being signed by the 49ers in August 2011 but returned once the 49ers released him in September 2011.
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Josh Mccown was later announced as a finalist for the position, however the job later went to Lovie Smith.
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Josh Mccown was a fan of Cowboys players Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith, and Troy Aikman, as well as quarterbacks Joe Montana, John Elway, and Randall Cunningham.
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Josh Mccown is the father of Colorado Buffaloes football quarterback Owen McCown.
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Josh Mccown has served in Pro Athletes Outreach and Coaches Time Out, which are both ministries.
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Josh Mccown has spent time speaking to church youth and men's groups during the offseason.
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