The Buffalo Bills are hoping Josh McCown's visit to the team's facility is the only visit the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback makes and have the goal of nailing down a contract Monday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter and Mike Rodak.
Bills hope to sign Josh McCown, per report
McCown has other visits scheduled, but the Bills reportedly hope they can dissuade the quarterback from leaving Buffalo Monday.
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UPDATE: McCown visited with the Bills but left Buffalo without a contract, according to Vic Carucci of the Buffalo News.
McCown, 35, played just one season with the Buccaneers after signing a two-year, $10 million deal with the team in the 2014 offseason. Prior to that, he started five games for the Chicago Bears in 2013 and threw 13 touchdowns with just one interception to compile a 109 passer rating for the season.
The challenge for the Bills will be to convince McCown that none of the other visits he already has scheduled are worth taking. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, McCown plans on taking at least one more visit and has multiple scheduled.
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EJ Manuel and Jeff Tuel are the only two quarterbacks on the Bills' roster after the abrupt retirement of Kyle Orton, who started 12 games for the Bills in 2014. Manuel was the starter for the first four games of the season for the Bills, but was benched in favor of Orton. In 14 career starts, Manuel has a 6-8 record with 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
McCown has played for seven different teams during his NFL career with 49 career starts. He started 11 games for the Buccaneers in 2014, but compiled a 1-10 record with 11 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
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