lower-back surgery, effectively ending his season after he was placed on injured reserve. McCown completed 32 of 39 passes for 335 yards and an 82.1 completion percentage in 2015. On March 10, 2016, the New Orleans Saints signed McCown to a two-year, $3 million contract with a signing bonus of $500,000. On April 5, 2017, he was released after the team signed quarterback Chase Daniel. Dallas Cowboys On July 28, 2017, McCown signed with the Dallas Cowboys on a one-year contract with $250,000 in guarantees. He was signed to help the team get through training camp and the preseason, after losing fourth-string backup Zac Dysert, who suffered a season and career ending back injury. He was released on September 2, 2017. Retirement On April 20, 2018, McCown announced his retirement. NFL career statistics Personal life McCown's brother Josh was also a quarterback in the NFL. His older brother Randy played quarterback at Texas A&M University. Luke and his wife, Katy, have four sons and two daughters. McCown is a Christian. In September 2015, he starred in a series of TV commercials for Verizon Wireless, talking about Verizon's reliability and backup generators, joking that "I bet if they just had the chance, some of those backups would really shine." McCown started a game shortly after the commercial initially aired due to an injury to starting quarterback Drew Brees, throwing for 310 yards. See also List of NCAA Division I FBS quarterbacks with at least 12,000 career passing yards References External links New Orleans Saints bio 1981 births Living people American football quarterbacks Atlanta Falcons players Cleveland Browns players Dallas Cowboys players Jacksonville Jaguars players Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football players New Orleans Saints players People from Jacksonville, Texas Players of American football from Texas Tampa Bay Buccaneers players