As one of the most talked-about figures, Josh McCown has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What is Josh McCown's Net Worth?

Josh McCown currently serves as the quarterbacks coach for the NFL's Carolina Panthers. As a player, he spent tenures with 12 different teams between 2002 and 2020, including the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, and Philadelphia Eagles. McCown also did a stint with the UFL's Hartford Colonials in 2010.

Josh McCown is an American professional football player and coach who has a net worth of $20 million. Over this 16 seasons in the NFL, Josh earned $52 million in NFL salary.

McCown signed a one-year contract extension with the Cardinals in March of 2005. In October, he set a new career high of 398 passing yards with two touchdowns in a loss to the Carolina Panthers. McCown finished the season with 1,836 passing yards and nine touchdowns over nine games. For the second year in a row, the Cardinals finished third in the NFC West. Following the 2005 season, McCown became a free agent. He ended his tenure with the Cardinals having played in 33 games, amassing 5,431 passing yards and 25 touchdowns.

Early Life and High School

McCown began his collegiate career playing football at Southern Methodist University from 1998 to 2000. During his three seasons at SMU, he passed for 4,022 yards and 27 touchdowns. He also threw 34 interceptions. For his senior year, McCown transferred to Sam Houston State, where he managed to surpass his three-year SMU touchdown total in just one season. With the Sam Houston State Bearkats, he passed for 3,481 yards and 32 touchdowns. The team finished the season with a 10-3 record, and went on to defeat Northern Arizona in the first round of the Division I-AA playoffs. The Bearkats ultimately fell to Montana in the I-AA quarterfinals. McCown subsequently played in the 2002 Senior Bowl.

Josh McCown was born on the Fourth of July in 1979 in Jacksonville, Texas. He has an older brother named Randy and a younger brother named Luke, both of whom became football players. While attending Jacksonville High School, McCown had a major growth spurt that boosted his prospects as a football player. In his senior year in 1997, he was named the East Texas Player of the Year and helped lead his school to the playoffs. McCown also played basketball, winning All-District second-team honors as a shooting guard.

In the 2002 NFL Draft, McCown was chosen by the Arizona Cardinals. He made his debut on December 1 in a brutal loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. McCown played only one other game that season. He saw more playing time in 2003, when he was the backup to Jeff Blake for the season's first 13 games and the starter for the season's final three games. In the final game of the season on December 28, McCown threw a game-winning touchdown pass to eliminate the Minnesota Vikings from playoff contention. McCown finished the season with 1,018 passing yards and five touchdowns, plus a career high of 158 rushing yards. In the 2004 season, he started the first nine games, leading the Cardinals to a 4-5 record. McCown returned at the end of the season to start the final four games, and threw his first career 300-yard game on December 12. He finished the season with 2,511 passing yards and 11 touchdowns.

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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.