Colt McCoy

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Colt McCoy
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McCoy 2017
New York Giants - No.
Quarterback
Date of birth: September 5, 1986
Place of birth: Hobbs , New Mexico
Height: 1.85 m Weight: 95 kg
NFL debut
2010 for the Cleveland Browns
Career
College : Texas
NFL Draft : 2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 85
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Touchdowns - interceptions     29-27
Passing game     6,080 yards
Quarterback rating     78.4
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Daniel "Colt" McCoy (born September 5, 1986 in Hobbs , New Mexico ) is an American American football player on the position of quarterback . He played college football for the University of Texas and will be under contract with the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL) from 2020 . He previously played for the Cleveland Browns , the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins .

Early years

McCoy attended Jim Ned High School in Tuscola , Texas , where he played for the Jim Ned Indians. In addition to his position as quarterback, he also played there as free safety until his father forbade him to play in defense after an injury, and also as a punter .

college

From 2005 to 2009, McCoy played football in college . He attended the University of Texas at Austin , where he played for the Texas Longhorns in the NCAA Division I FBS. He was the only player to date to be elected MVP of the Longhorns in all four years .

There he played after one in his first year Redshirtjahr lodged, from his first game in 2006 as a starting quarterback, and he opposed Jevan Snead was able to prevail. On his debut against North Texas , he threw three touchdowns , the Longhorns won 56-7. He threw a total of 29 touchdowns in his first season, equalizing a record set in 1998. In 2007 Sam Bradford beat the record .

After failing to fully meet expectations in the 2007 season, he set numerous records in his third season, making 332 of 443 passes (76.7%) to their destination, making him the record for the highest accuracy of a quarterback in the NCAA fielded with at least 150 pass attempts. In 2008 and 2009 he was one of the candidates for the Heisman Trophy , in 2008 he finished second behind Sam Bradford and in 2009 third behind Mark Ingram junior and Toby Gerhart .

Overall, he came in the four years on 1157 successful passes in 1645 pass attempts and 13,253 yards and 112 thrown touchdowns in 45 interceptions .

NFL

Cleveland Browns (2010-2012)

In the 2010 NFL Draft , McCoy was selected in the third round as the 85th player overall by the Cleveland Browns , where he signed a four-year contract. Although McCoy went into his rookie season as the third quarterback for the Browns behind Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace and should not yet receive a game, he came in the sixth week against the Pittsburgh Steelers used, as the other two quarterbacks were injured. For the rest of the season McCoy played as starting quarterback, where he was out after an injury in the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars for three weeks. In total, he played eight games as a starter in the 2010 season , throwing 6 touchdowns at 9 interceptions.

In the 2011 season McCoy went as a starting quarterback. After a concussion in week 14 against the Pittsburgh Steelers , the season was over for him.

In 2012 he served as a backup for first round pick Brandon Weeden . In total, he ran in 21 games as a starter for the Browns, where he recorded 6 wins and 15 losses. He threw 4,388 yards and 21 touchdowns.

San Francisco 49ers (2013)

In 2013, McCoy was traded to the San Francisco 49ers with a six-round pick versus a fifth and a seven-round pick , where he acted as a backup for Colin Kaepernick .

Washington Redskins (2014-2019)

In 2014, McCoy moved to the Washington Redskins , where he was designated as the third quarterback behind Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins . In the seventh week, McCoy was used in the game against the Tennessee Titans after Griffin was injured and Cousins ​​showed a poor performance in the first half. In his first play McCoy threw the longest touchdown pass of his career with a 70-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Garçon and led the Redskins to a 19:17 win. Then McCoy was named as the new starting quarterback, as long as Griffin was injured. After Griffin's recovery, McCoy, who had won both games as a starter, was initially only a backup quarterback, but McCoy replaced him again after Griffin's poor performance. After an injury sustained against the St. Louis Rams , McCoy had to be replaced during the game against the New York Giants .

As of 2015, McCoy served as a backup for Kirk Cousins , who joined the Minnesota Vikings in 2018 , and then for Alex Smith . After this injured himself in the 11th week against the Houston Texans and had to leave the field, McCoy replaced him and threw a touchdown pass on his first play. In the 13th week McCoy broke his leg like Smith before, which ended the season for him.

After starting quarterback Case Keenum and rookie Dwayne Haskins failed to convince in the first four games of the 2019 season , McCoy was named starter for week 5. In his only use of the season, McCoy made 18 of 27 passes for 122 yards to their destination, throwing an interception.

New York Giants (since 2020)

On March 19, 2020, McCoy agreed on a contract with the New York Giants .

NFL statistics

year team Games Comp-Att Comp% Yards TD INT QB Rtg
2010 CLE 8th 135-222 60.8 1,576 6th 9 74.5
2011 CLE 13 265-463 57.2 2,733 14th 11 74.6
2012 CLE 3 9-17 52.9 79 1 0 85.2
2013 SF 4th 1-1 100 13 0 0 118.8
2014 WHAT 5 91-128 71.1 1,057 4th 3 96.4
2015 WHAT 2 7-11 63.6 128 1 0 133.9
2016 WHAT 0 - - - - - 0.0
2017 WHAT 1 - - - - - 0.0
2018 WHAT 3 34-54 63.0 372 3 3 78.6
2019 WHAT 1 18-27 66.7 122 0 1 61.0
total 40 560-923 60.7 6,080 29 27 78.4

Source: NFL.com

literature

  • Colt McCoy, Brad McCoy, Mike Yorkey: Growing Up Colt: A Father, a Son, a Life in Football . 2011 (English, online ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2017 Texas Football Media Guide: Longhorns Most Valuable Players , accessed November 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ OU QB Bradford sets NCAA freshman scoring record on espn.com, November 25, 2007, accessed November 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ Colt McCoy's Rocky Road To The Record Book on burntorangenation.com, September 22, 2008, accessed November 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ Five Texas Longhorns football records that will never be broken on 247sports.com, June 15, 2015, accessed November 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ The almost two-time (and three-time) Heisman winners on heisman.com, October 17, 2017, accessed on November 24, 2018 (English).
  6. ^ College statistics on sports-reference.com, accessed November 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ NFL Draft 2010: Patience Pays Off? Cleveland Brown's Draft Colt McCoy in 3rd Round on dawgsbynature.com, April 23, 2010, accessed November 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ Browns sign third-round QB McCoy on espn.com, July 23, 2010, accessed on November 24, 2018.
  9. ↑ Holmgren happy yet cautious on McCoy; Browns tried for No. 1 pick on nfl.com, April 24, 2010, accessed November 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ Colt McCoy lone healthy Browns QB on espn.com, October 12, 2010, accessed November 24, 2018.
  11. ↑ Colt McCoy named Browns quarterback for rest of season on reuters.com, December 16, 2010, accessed November 24, 2018.
  12. ↑ Colt McCoy's Season Is Likely Over For The Browns on sbnation.com, December 8, 2011, accessed November 24, 2018.
  13. ↑ Brandon Weeden named Cleveland Browns starter on nfl.com, August 6, 2012, accessed November 24, 2018.
  14. ↑ 49ers trade for Colt McCoy on espn.com, April 2, 2013, accessed November 24, 2018.
  15. ↑ Colt McCoy signs contract with Washington Redskins on nfl.com, April 3, 2014, accessed November 24, 2018.
  16. ^ Colt McCoy named starter against Dallas; Gruden won't rule out Griffin return , The Washington Post , October 20, 2014, accessed November 24, 2018.
  17. ↑ Washington Redskins bench Robert Griffin III, wants to start Colt McCoy at Indianapolis , The Washington Post , November 26, 2014, accessed November 24, 2018.
  18. ↑ Colt McCoy injured, replaced by RG3 on sbnation.com, December 14, 2014, accessed November 24, 2018.
  19. ↑ Colt McCoy's journey gives Redskins confidence vs. Cowboys on espn.com, November 22, 2018, accessed November 24, 2018.
  20. ↑ Wentz nourishes Eagles hopes - McCoy breaks his leg , Kicker , December 4, 2018, accessed December 4, 2018.
  21. ^ Les Carpenter: Redskins name Colt McCoy the starter at quarterback against New England . In: The Washington Post . October 4, 2019, accessed October 5, 2019.
  22. ↑ Redskins' Colt McCoy: Stays behind in Texas on cbssports.com. December 31, 2019, accessed January 27, 2020.
  23. ^ Dan Salomone: Reports: Giants agree to terms with QB Colt McCoy on the New York Giants website. March 19, 2020, accessed on March 20, 2020.
  24. ↑ Career statistics on nfl.com. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME McCoy, Colt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McCoy, Daniel (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH 5th September 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Hobbs , New Mexico