Cade McNown

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Cade McNown
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McNown with the Miami Dolphins in 2001
No. 8,9
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1977-01-12) January 12, 1977 (age 47)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:West Linn (West Linn, Oregon)
College:UCLA (1995–1998)
NFL draft:1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts:515
Pass completions:281
Percentage:54.6
TD–INT:16–19
Passing yards:3,111
Passer rating:67.7
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Cade Brem McNown (born January 12, 1977) is an American former

1999 NFL Draft with the 12th overall pick. However, his Bears tenure would only last two seasons due to injuries and inconsistent play. McNown spent his final two seasons as a backup for the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame
in 2020.

Early years

McNown was born in

San Benito High School in Hollister, California, before transferring as a senior to West Linn High School in West Linn, Oregon
, where he played quarterback and free safety.

He led his high school to the 1994 Oregon Class 4A semifinals, becoming wildly touted by newspapers as a college prospect. He also was active on the school track team, where he set a school pole vault record. McNown signed with UCLA after high school. His selection of UCLA was influenced by future NFL quarterback Brock Huard signing with Washington. Huard, along with McNown, were the top high school quarterback prospects in the western United States in 1994.

College career

McNown attended the

true freshman, four games into the season, ranking first among all freshmen quarterbacks in many statistics. In 1995, UCLA finished 7–5 and played in the Aloha Bowl (losing to Kansas
).

McNown was less successful as a

pass efficiency
. The season ended on a high note as UCLA overcame a 17-point fourth quarter deficit to beat rival USC in overtime, 48–41.

As a junior in 1997, McNown announced the team's goal to score an average of 30 points per game. They ended up averaging 39.75 points per game. After an 0–2 start, UCLA won its remaining 10 games, including the 1998 Cotton Bowl Classic over Texas A&M, to finish Pac-10 co-champion and ranked No. 5 in the nation. McNown was named Most Outstanding Offensive Player for that year's Cotton Bowl Classic. He also was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, was named an All-American by the Associated Press (third-team), The Sporting News (third-team), made the All-Pac-10 team (second-team) behind Washington State's Ryan Leaf, and finished eighth in the Heisman balloting. He led the nation in passing efficiency with a 168.6 rating. His play broke many UCLA records, most of which had been previously set by Tom Ramsey.

In his senior season in 1998, McNown led UCLA to a 10–2 record, including a

Johnny Unitas Award as the top senior quarterback in college football. McNown also finished third in balloting for the Heisman Trophy. In the 1999 Senior Bowl
, McNown earned MVP honors as he threw two touchdowns in helping to lead the South team to victory.

For his career, McNown still holds many of the passing and total-offense records. McNown also holds the distinction of being the only UCLA quarterback to go 4–0 against cross-town rival USC. On October 9, 2009, McNown was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. McNown was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on December 30, 2017. He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2020.[1]

Statistics

UCLA Bruins
Season Team Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
1995 UCLA 122 245 49.8 1,698 6.9 7 8 110.9 71 311 4.4 5
1996 UCLA 176 336 52.4 2,424 7.2 12 16 115.2 88 58 0.7 4
1997 UCLA 189 312 60.6 3,116 10.0 24 6 166.0 79 26 0.3 4
1998 UCLA 207 357 58.0 3,470 9.7 25 11 156.6 75 182 2.4 3
Career[2] 694 1,250 55.5 10,708 8.6 68 41 138.9 313 577 1.8 16

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		213 lb
(97 kg) 		4.75 s 1.64 s 2.75 s 4.28 s 7.27 s 33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)
All values from
NFL Combine[3]

Chicago Bears

Following the

Washington Redskins.[4] He was the highest-drafted Bears quarterback since Jim McMahon.[5]

In the months preceding draft day, the Bears had declared that Erik Kramer would be the starting quarterback, but waived him prior to signing McNown, who they named as the upcoming season's starter. He was a contract holdout most of training camp, eventually agreeing to a $22 million contract.[5] Head coach Dick Jauron announced that Shane Matthews would be the starter, but that McNown would play at least one series every game to gain experience.

McNown started his first game for the Bears on October 10 following a hamstring injury to Matthews the previous week. During the game on December 26, following a poor performance against the Rams, McNown chose to sit out the second half of the game. He was replaced as starter by Jim Miller, and was again named the starter following Miller's suspension. On December 19, against Detroit, he set franchise rookie records with 27 completions, 301 yards and 4 touchdowns; he also holds the rookie record for pass attempts, with 42 in the season finale loss to Tampa Bay.[6]

He was named the Bears' 2000 starter over Matthews (Miller was injured during the pre-season), but his performance grew noticeably worse through the season; the Bears under McNown fell to 1–6, leading the home crowd to regularly chant for Miller's return. He suffered a shoulder injury during the seventh game of the season (against Philadelphia), was briefly replaced by Miller, who also suffered an injury and was replaced by Matthews. McNown started (and lost) one more game that season, against San Francisco. Although he was benched for the final game of the season at the Detroit Lions, he came in after Matthews was injured again and helped lead the Bears to an upset win that eliminated the Lions from what appeared to be a sure playoff berth.

He lasted 2 seasons with the Bears.[7] Based on his performance, McNown is considered to be one of the worst picks of the NFL drafts.[7][8][9] He ended up with 3-12 record as a starter.[7] In many occasions, fans booed him and he once suggested that a receiver he had overthrown was probably too tired to catch up to the ball.[7][10] Some NFL players have stated in the past that one of McNown's significant issues was his tendency to boast about his $6.1 million signing bonus in front of veteran players who were earning the league's minimum salary.[10] His generally cocky attitude played a part in his trade to the Miami Dolphins.[10] [11]

Miami Dolphins

McNown was traded during the 2001 preseason to the

2003 seventh-round pick.[10] In Chicago, he had fallen down the depth chart, below Miller and Matthews, competing against Danny Wuerffel
for the third-string position. He was named the third-string quarterback for the Dolphins, and saw no action during the season.

San Francisco 49ers

The Dolphins traded McNown to the

injured reserve. McNown was released by the 49ers during the 2003 offseason. His rights were shortly thereafter acquired by the Calgary Stampeders
, although he was never signed.

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
1999 CHI 15 6 127 235 54.0 1,465 6.2 8 10 66.7 32 160 5.0 0
2000 CHI 10 9 154 280 55.0 1,646 5.9 8 9 68.5 50 326 6.5 3
Career[12] 25 15 281 515 54.6 3,111 6.0 16 19 67.7 82 486 5.9 3

Personal life

McNown was charged in September 1999 with the illegal possession of a

disabled parking pass while playing football at UCLA in 1996,[13] to which he pleaded no contest.[14] Other players charged included Skip Hicks, Larry Atkins, Marques Anderson, and Brendon Ayanbadejo.[13]

In 2000, it was reported that McNown had been dating 1999

Playmate of the Year Heather Kozar, and future (2001) Playmate of the Year Brande Roderick.[15][16]

McNown is married to Christina Brascia, daughter of actor and dancer John Brascia and actress and model Sondra Scott.[17] As of June 2016, he and Christina have four children.[18]

McNown later worked for UBS in the private wealth group before joining JPMorgan Chase Private Bank. In 2013, McNown joined capital management firm Lourd Murray as a vice president.[18][19] In 2016, McNown joined Kayne Anderson as a senior managing director. [20] In June 2022, McNown joined The Carlyle Group as a Managing Director and Client Relationship Manager.[21]

On October 22, 2021, Tunnel 8 at the Rose Bowl was named in Cade McNown's honor.[22]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ "NFF Announces Storied 2020 College Football Hall of Fame Class Presented by ETT". National Football Foundation. March 11, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cade McNown". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Cade McNown". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Russell, Dalton (November 28, 2013). "Chicago Bears: Top Five Turkeys in Franchise History". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  6. ^ As of 2017
  7. ^ a b c d "Chicago Bears: Best and worst draft picks". NFL.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "The top 32 worst draft picks in the NFL history". Boston Herald. April 27, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Worst Bears Draft Pick Might Not Be Who You Think". Sports Illustrated Chicago Bears News, Analysis and More. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  10. ^
    ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "ESPN.com: NFL - Will Smith follow McNown's path?". www.espn.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "Cade McNown". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  13. ^
    CNN Sports Illustrated. September 13, 1999. Archived from the original
    on December 19, 2013.
  14. ^ "McNown Pleads No Contest". The New York Times. October 1, 1999. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015.
  15. ^ "Mcnown Fooling No One With His Latest Con". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  16. ISSN 0458-3035
    . Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  17. ^ Barnes, Mike (February 21, 2013). "'White Christmas' Dancer John Brascia Dies at 80". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  18. ^ a b Coughlin, Joe (June 15, 2016). "Cade Cashes In". Chicagoly. 22nd Century Media. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  19. ^ "Cade McNown Joins Lourd Capital Management as Vice President". Yahoo! Finance. June 24, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  20. ^ "Cade McNown". Kayne Anderson. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  21. ^ "Cade McNown". www.carlyle.com. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  22. ^ "Rose Bowl Stadium - America's Stadium". www.rosebowlstadium.com. Retrieved September 29, 2022.

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