To say former Bears quarterback Josh McCown's NFL journey has been a long and strange one is an extreme understatement.
McCown, who is celebrating his 37th birthday today (born July 4, 1979), is best known to Chicago fans for the magical season he had in 2013, when stepped in for an injured Jay Cutler and put up a 109 passer rating, the best 5-game stretch of his career.
His rise to 2013 prominence began without any fanfare. McCown had earned the backup spot by being better than an undistinguished cast of not-even-mediocre QB backups Chicago had tried in recent years.