Colt McCoy
QB - FA
Week 14 Outlook
Availability
Longtime NFL veteran QB Colt McCoy is retiring from the NFL after 14 years and 12 seasons to pursue a career in broadcasting.
Fantasy Impact
At the age of 37, McCoy is retiring to join NBC Sports as a college football analyst. The former Texas quarterback was a third-round pick and played for five different teams, Cleveland, San Francisco, Washington, the New York Giants and Arizona. He started 36 games and played in 56 over 12 seasons and 14 years, most recently with the Cardinals in 2022.
Colt McCoy had a workout with the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday.
Fantasy Impact
McCoy hasn't been on a roster since the Cardinals cut him before the season began, but he is drawing some possible interest from the Vikings and had a workout with them on Tuesday. If a deal does get done, he will likely play strictly a depth role, but he could eventually earn the QB2 role above Nick Mullens, who is currently dealing with an injury.
Colt McCoy is 'on the radar' as a potential free-agent pickup for the Patriots.
Fantasy Impact
McCoy was released by the Cardinals just a few days ago, and he's now drawing interest from the New England Patriots. They just released Bailey Zappe and Malik Cunningham, so they'll need someone to be the backup behind Mac Jones. The veteran has interest from a few teams at this point, so we'll see if the Patriots can make a competitive enough offer to get him on the team.
The Arizona Cardinals have released QB Colt McCoy.
Fantasy Impact
The move does not come as a surprise considering McCoy struggled in the preseason and the team went and acquired Joshua Dobbs from the Browns. The 36-year-old may be able to find a backup or QB3 job with another team in need of quarterback depth.
Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon would not name a starting quarterback for Week 1.
Fantasy Impact
"When we need to name the starters we'll name the starters," Gannon said. "(Colt McCoy's) doing a good job. I thought he operated well. I think he's getting more and more comfortable with what we are asking him to do. He's obviously played a lot of football but I like where his game is trending." The timetable for Kyler Murray remains uncertain.
