Josh McCown Named Vikings Quarterbacks Coach rotoballer.com Tue 2/27/24 4:57 PM

The Minnesota Vikings announced former NFL quarterback Josh McCown as the team's quarterbacks coach. McCown spent 18 seasons in the NFL as a player, totaling 17,731 passing yards, 98 passing touchdowns, and 82 interceptions. The 2023 season was his first year as an NFL coach, serving as Bryce Young's quarterbacks coach in Carolina. The Vikings are expected to bring back Kirk Cousins ahead of the 2024 season, but if they choose to draft a signal-caller in April's draft, McCown could be tasked ...

Will Levis Meeting With Panthers Thursday rotoballer.com Thu 3/23/23 5:24 PM

Kentucky quarterback Will Levis is having dinner with Carolina Panthers owners David and Nicole Tepper, general manager Scott Fitterer, head coach Frank Reich, assistant GM Dan Morgan, vice president Samir Suleiman and assistant coaches Jim Caldwell, Thomas Brown and Josh McCown on Thursday, according to sources. Levis will throw during his school's Pro Day on Friday. While most pundits expect the Panthers to take either Alabama's Bryce Young or Ohio State's C.J. Stroud with the No. 1 overall ...

Panthers Add Josh McCown, Dom Capers To Coaching Staff rotoballer.com Fri 2/10/23 9:55 PM

The Carolina Panthers have hired Josh McCown as quarterbacks coach and Dom Capers as a senior defensive assistant, the team announced Friday. McCown has not yet coached at the professional level, but spent 16 years in the NFL as a quarterback and appeared under center for the Panthers in three games. Capers was Carolina's first head coach in team history from 1995-1998 and now returns after holding various positions around the league for the past 24 years. Most recently, Capers coached ...

Best Landing Spot for Deshaun Watson's Fantasy Value rotoballer.com Mon 3/14/22 2:15 PM

Deshaun Watson sat out last season but not due to injury. Although much of it had to do with his legal issues, he had flatly refused to return to the Houston Texans even if they had wanted him on the field. Who could blame him? The team was and is a dumpster fire of immense proportions.After one season under David Culley, the Texans parted ways with the coach in hopes of hiring Josh McCown as their new head coach. After being unable to hide this from everyone in the world, including us blind ...

Pep Hamilton Promoted To Offensive Coordinator rotoballer.com Tue 2/8/22 12:37 PM

Houston Texans quarterbacks coach/passing-game coordinator Pep Hamilton is being promoted to offensive coordinator after the team hired Lovie Smith as their new head coach on Monday. There's also the possibility that former quarterback Josh McCown, who was a finalist for the head-coaching position, could join Smith's coaching staff, according to sources. Hamilton will be replacing Tim Kelly, who struggled to get much production out of Houston's offense during the 2021 season. It didn't help that...

Texans Expected To Hire Lovie Smith As Head Coach rotoballer.com Mon 2/7/22 11:28 AM

The Houston Texans head coaching search appears to be over. They appeared to be down to three finalists Josh McCown, Jonathan Gannon, and Brian Flores. However, it doesn't sound like any of them are getting the head coaching job. Instead, defensive coordinator Lovie Smith is expected to be the Texans new head coach. The deal isn't done yet and this news came out of seemingly nowhere. Although, Smith does have plenty of experience in the NFL and even took the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl. Smith ...

Brian Flores A Finalist For Texans Head-Coaching Job rotoballer.com Thu 2/3/22 3:40 PM

The Houston Texans finalists for their head-coaching vacancy include former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon and former quarterback Josh McCown, according to league sources. It's somewhat of a surprise that Flores remains a finalist after filing a class-action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in hiring practices in the NFL this week. It has been widely speculated that the Texans want to hire McCown. Flores' experience with ...

Josh McCown Emerges As Favorite To Become Texans Head Coach rotoballer.com Sat 1/29/22 11:16 AM

Former quarterback Josh McCown has appeared to vault to the top of the heap of Houston Texans' head-coaching candidates, per John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. McCown, 42, has never held a head coaching post beyond the high school level but his relationship with Texans brass has reportedly worked heavily in his favor. Houston moved on from David Culley after just one season in which he went 4-13, largely held back by the team's uncertainty under center. McCown played 16 seasons in the NFL, ...

Texans Release Josh McCown On Monday rotoballer.com Mon 3/1/21 7:08 PM

The Houston Texans released quarterback Josh McCown on Monday, according to the NFL's transaction wire. The 41-year-old played in three games for the Eagles in 2019 and became the league's oldest practice-squad player after he served as an emergency quarterback at the start of last season. McCown was signed to the active roster in November, but he never saw the field. The Texans actually interviewed him for their vacant head-coaching position in January, so McCown could get into coaching once ...

Texans To Hire David Culley As Head Coach rotoballer.com Thu 1/28/21 12:01 PM

The Houston Texans are working toward a deal for Baltimore Ravens assistant head coach David Culley to become their next head coach. The Texans offered Culley the job on Wednesday night, and he will accept it. The Ravens will receive two third-round compensatory draft picks for the hiring of a minority coach. Although Culley is an offensive-minded coach, Houston offensive coordinator Tim Kelly will remain in his position. The Texans are also targeting Josh McCown and Lovie Smith for spots on the...