Longhorns Ex Colt McCoy Re-Signs With Cardinals

McCoy is a veteran QB with a decade of experience - experience the former Longhorns standout now keeps in Arizona

Matt Galatzan | Mar 14, 2022

Colt McCoy was on the wish list of an assortment of NFL teams as a backup. The Arizona Cardinals have won the services of the former University of Texas standout, the QB signing a two-year contract to continue on as the team's backup quarterback.

McCoy is a veteran QB with a decade of NFL experience - experience the former Longhorns standout will now keep in Arizona.

Colt McCoy

Colt McCoy

Colt McCoy

In his career, McCoy has completed 61.9% of his passes for 7,195 yards, 33 touchdowns and 29 interceptions. He has served mostly in a reserve role and will now continue to do so behind the budding star Murray -- should Murray come to amends with the front office.

McCoy, 34, was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft and has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers, the Washington Football Team and the New York Giants.

While in Austin, McCoy was the starting quarterback for the Longhorns from 2006 to 2009 and he won the 2008 Walter Camp award and then was a 2008 and 2009 Heisman Trophy finalist.

Colt McCoy

Colt McCoy

Colt McCoy

McCoy is second only to Boise State's Kellen Moore in terms of games won by an NCAA Division I quarterback. McCoy was born in New Mexico but played high school football under his father's coaching in Texas.

He was a four-year starter for the Longhorns from 2006 to 2009 and won or shared the team's MVP honors all four years, the only player in school history to do so.

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Published Mar 14, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.