Luke McCown Lucas Patrick McCown ( born July 12 , 1981 ) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League . He played college football for the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs , and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft . He played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2005 to 2008 , Jacksonville Jaguars from 2009 to 2011 and Atlanta Falcons in 2012 . He is the younger brother of Josh McCown and former Texas A & M quarterback Randy McCown . Early life . McCown was born and raised in Jacksonville , Texas . Like his older brothers Josh and Randy McCown , he showed an aptitude for sports . He attended Jacksonville High School , where he was a standout in both football and basketball . In basketball , he garnered All - District and All - East Texas honors . For college he attended Louisiana Tech University , where he played for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team . Professional career . Cleveland Browns . McCown was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft . He went on to start in four games for Cleveland . After the season he was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the weekend of the 2005 NFL Draft . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . During week 13 of the 2007 NFL season , McCown produced his finest performance as an NFL quarterback , throwing for 313 yards and 2 touchdowns during an emergency start for the injured Jeff Garcia in Tampa Bay ' s 27 - 23 victory over the New Orleans Saints . McCown started the next game against the Houston Texans and was 25 - 38 for 266 yards and no interceptions , but a loss . He came in relief in the second half of week 16 and threw for 185 yards and one interception . McCown started the last game as the Bucs had already clinched a playoff spot . He threw for 236 yards and one interception with 2 TDs . McCown played in 5 games , starting 3 , during the 2007 season , and threw altogether for 1 , 009 yards , 3 interceptions , 5 touchdowns , with a 91 . 7 QB rating . Jacksonville Jaguars . McCown was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars for an undisclosed 2010 draft pick on September 5 , 2009 . He played as a backup to starting quarterback David Garrard the 2009 and 2010 seasons . On September 6 , 2011 , five days before the 2011 regular season opener , Jacksonville announced they were cutting Garrard and that McCown would succeed him as starter for week 1 . On September 18 , 2011 , McCown was benched after posting the lowest passer rating ( 1 . 8 ) for a starting quarterback in Jaguars history . New Orleans Saints . On June 7 , 2012 , McCown signed with the New Orleans Saints . The New Orleans Saints released McCown on August 28 , 2012 . Atlanta Falcons . The Atlanta Falcons signed McCown to replace the released Chris Redman on August 28 , 2012 . Second stint with Saints . On April 1 , 2013 , McCown signed a one - year deal with the New Orleans Saints . Personal . McCown ' s brother , Josh , is a quarterback in the National Football League ( signed by the Chicago Bears on November 23 , 2011 ) . His older brother Randy played quarterback at Texas A & M University . Luke is married to his wife Katy , and has four sons and one daughter .