Former Texas Quarterback Colt McCoy Retires After 14 Years in the NFL

With retirement from pro sport, the 37-year-old is joining NBC Sports to cover this season’s Big Ten college football games.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Colt McCoy scrambles against the Seattle Seahawks during the first half of an NFL football game in Seattle, on Nov. 21, 2021. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo

Colt McCoy, one of the most prolific quarterbacks in college football history at the University of Texas, who went on to a 14-year NFL career, announced his retirement from the game on Monday.

McCoy released a career retrospective video on social media with the caption, “Thank you football.”