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Revision as of 20:24, 6 November 2008
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| College: | Louisiana Tech | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2007 | |||||||
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Lucas Patrick McCown (born July 12, 1981 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana Tech.
He is the younger brother of Carolina Panthers quarterback Josh McCown.
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
He was traded to Tampa Bay from the Browns on the weekend of the 2005 NFL Draft after starting four games for Cleveland during the 2004 season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
During week 13 of the 2007 NFL season, McCown produced his finest performance as an NFL quarterback, throwing for 313 yards and 2 touchdowns during an emergency start for the injured Jeff Garcia in Tampa Bay's 27-23 victory over the New Orleans Saints.
McCown started the next game against the Houston Texans and was 25-38 for 266 yards and no interceptions, but a loss. He came in relief in the second half of week 16 and threw for 185 yards and one interception. McCown started the last game as the Bucs had already clinched a playoff spot. He threw for 236 yards and one interception with 2 TDs. McCown played in 5 games, starting 3, during the 2007 season, and threw altogether for 1,009 yards, 3 interceptions, 5 touchdowns, with a 91.7 QB rating.