Peter Schrager reports that veteran QB Colt McCoy has announced his retirement from the NFL after 14 seasons and has a job lined up as a broadcaster. McCoy, 37, is a former third-round pick out of Texas by the Browns back in 2010.
Colt McCoy was a record-setting quarterback at the University of Texas, starting 53 games and finishing his collegiate career with a 45-8 record. While McCoy didn’t enjoy quite the same amount of success at the NFL level, he did play 13 seasons, appearing in 56 games with 36 starts.
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With starting quarterback Kyler Murray still recovering from a torn ACL last season, it appears that either veteran Colt McCoy or fifth-round rookie Clayton Tune will start for the Cardinals to begin the season.
Cardinals quarterback Colt McCoy is on track to be the team's starter for Week 1 in September but is already thinking about a possible next career move.