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Josh McCown Announces NFL Retirement After 16-Year Career with Jets, More

Quarterback Josh McCown retired from the NFL on Monday at the age of 39 in an article on the Players Tribune.

The announcement comes 16 seasons after he was a third-round pick in 2002 out of Sam Houston State. The journeyman signal-caller played for the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns and New York Jets during his career.

In 99 games at quarterback, he completed 60.