Lucas Patrick McCown was born on July 12,1981 and is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints.
25 Facts About Luke McCown
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Luke McCown was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
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Luke McCown contributed to two of the biggest wins in school history.
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Luke McCown started 42 out of 43 games of his college career, establishing school records for completions, attempts and passing yards.
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Luke McCown still holds several NCAA Division I FBS records:.
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Luke McCown was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
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Luke McCown went on to start in four games for in his rookie season.
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Luke McCown was the backup quarterback for the last seven contests, including one playoff game.
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Luke McCown spent the first seven weeks of the regular season on the physically unable to perform list.
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Luke McCown was declared inactive but dressed as the third-string quarterback for the final nine games of the season.
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Luke McCown came in relief in the second half of week 16 and threw for 185 yards and one interception.
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Luke McCown started the last game as the Bucs had already clinched a playoff spot.
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Luke McCown threw for 236 yards and one interception with two touchdowns.
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On September 5,2009, Luke McCown was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a seventh round 2010 draft pick.
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Luke McCown was the backup to starting quarterback David Garrard, seeing limited action in three games.
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Luke McCown was active but did not play in 13 contests.
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On September 6,2011, five days before the 2011 regular season opener, Jacksonville announced they were cutting Garrard and that Luke McCown would succeed him as starter for the season opener.
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Luke McCown made his first start as a Jaguar in the season opener against the Tennessee Titans, completing 17 of 24 passes for 175 yards.
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Luke McCown appeared in four games with two starts, completing 30 of 56 attempts for 296 yards and four interceptions.
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On June 7,2012, Luke McCown signed with the New Orleans Saints.
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Luke McCown was released by the team on August 28,2012.
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On September 25,2015, Sean Payton announced that starting quarterback Drew Brees would miss the first game of his Saints career due to a bruised rotator cuff and that Luke McCown would get the start on September 27 against the Carolina Panthers over rookie Garrett Grayson, marking Luke McCown's first start since 2011 with the Jaguars.
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Luke McCown completed 32 of 39 passes for 335 yards and an 82.1 completion percentage in 2015.
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On July 28,2017, Luke McCown signed with the Dallas Cowboys on a one-year contract with $250,000 in guarantees.
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Luke McCown was signed to help the team get through training camp and the preseason, after losing fourth-string backup Zac Dysert, who suffered a season and career ending back injury.