Luke McCown

Football Player
BIRTHDAY
July 12,1981
Birthplace
Jacksonville, TX
Age
40 years old
Birth Sign
Cancer
BIRTHDAY
July 12,1981 (age 40)
Birthplace
Jacksonville, TX

About

American football quarterback known for spending most of his career as a backup to players like Matt Ryan, David Garrard, and Drew Brees. He was a fourth-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns in 2004.

Before Fame

He was a four-year starter at Louisiana Tech where he threw for 12,666 yards, averaging nearly 300 per game.

Trivia

In September of 2015, his status as a career backup long-since established, he starred in a Verizon commercial touting the quality of the company's backup generators. Later that month, he was thrust into a starting role when Drew Brees was injured.

Family Life

He has five children with his wife Katy. His older brothers both played quarterback. Randy was at Texas A&M in the late 1990s and Josh was a third round NFL draft pick in 2002.

Associated With

He won his first NFL game in 2007 after being a last-minute replacement for Buccaneers' starting quarterback Jeff Garcia.