Colt McCoy reaches agreement to sign with New York Giants

By Steve Lansdale

One of the most popular Texas football players signed up for an 11^th NFL season when former UT quarterback Colt McCoy agreed this week on a one-year free agent contract with the New York Giants.

McCoy spent the last five seasons with the Washington Redskins, mostly as a backup. He played in 11 games with the Redskins, starting seven; in 2019, his role expanded to include serving as a mentor to Dwayne Haskins, the team’s first-round draft pick.

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Prior to his tenure with in Washington, McCoy spent the 2013 with the San Francisco 49ers after playing from 2010 through 2012 with the Cleveland Browns, who chose him in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

During his career, he has completed 560 of 923 passes (60.7 percent) for 6,080 yards, with 29 touchdowns and 27 interceptions. His best NFL season was his second, with he started all 13 games in which he played for the Browns, when he completed 57.2 percent of his passes for 2,733 yards, 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

He won 45 games in 53 starts for the Longhorns between 2006-09, which at the time were the most victories by a quarterback in NCAA history (Kellen Moore broke McCoy’s record with 50 wins in his career at Boise State). He completed 1,157 of 1,645 passes for 13,253 yards with 112 touchdowns and 45 interceptions while at UT, while adding 447 rushes for 1,571 yards and 20 touchdowns.

His 13,253 passing yards and his 112 passing touchdowns both rank 16^th in NCAA history.

As a senior in 2009, He won the Maxwell Award, the Davey O’Brien Award and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, and was named the Big 12 Player of the Year. His 76.7 percent completion rate that season is still the highest single-season percentage in NCAA history.

McCoy’s contract is pending the outcome of a physical.
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