Gruden 'Happy As Heck' Colt McCoy Is Back With The Redskins

Both GM Scot McCloughan and head coach Jay Gruden are glad to have Colt McCoy back competing and pushing Kirk Cousins in the quarterbacks room.

Football is more than a game to quarterback Colt McCoy, it’s what he was born to do, or so he wrote in a lengthy Player’s Tribune article last week after signing a three-year contract with the Redskins.

In deciding to bring him back for a third season, general manager Scot McCloughan cited that particular aspect — describing him as a “football player,” a phrase he uses a lot — as a defining reason in keeping McCoy as the team’s backup to Kirk Cousins.

“Just the total package,” McCloughan said at the annual owners meetings. “He’s a Redskin through and…