It was filled with plenty of bumps, bruises and blowout losses, but Josh McCown's time in Cleveland is coming to an end.
The Browns have released the veteran quarterback and cornerback Tramon Williams, the team announced. McCown, 37, intends to continue playing, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported, per a source informed of the move.
The release brings a close to an unmemorable two seasons in Cleveland for both McCown and Williams, who were signed as part of former general manager Ray Farmer's spending spree of 2015. After being cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, former head coach Mike Pettine and former quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo teamed up to lure McCown to Cleveland as a reliably average solution to the quarterback position while the uncertainty of Johnny Manziel festered in rehab and Brian Hoyer was packing his bags to leave for good. The results were two predictably forgettable seasons under center, a two-year campaign that began with McCown sacrificing his body in a vain attempt to score in Week 1 against the Jets (resulting in the infamous helicopter hit) and ended with McCown on the bench, watching Robert Griffin III play out the season.
When one in Cleveland reflects on McCown's career, that person will think of ugly seasons, multiple injuries (two broken collarbones in two years, a concussion) and missed games (he played in 13 contests in two seasons), but they'll remember his gutty play behind a line that saw two of its best three pieces depart between McCown's first and second season in Cleveland. They'll remember his blue-collar attitude, which was on full display after a difficult loss in 2016 in which he was again knocked around relentlessly.
Relatively speaking, McCown wasn't that bad. He completed 276 of 457 passes for 3,209 yards and an 18-10 touchdown-to-interception ratio. But his play falls in line with the collective performance of the team, which was subpar if we're putting it nicely.
Cleveland Browns release QB Josh McCown
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Before anyone suggests it...no.
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I hope Josh has a strong coaching career ahead of him.
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dang, we should sign the guy who made that catchG08 wrote:mmmc_35 wrote:That Cowboys game was magic though.wab wrote:Before anyone suggests it...no.