The Chicago Bears announced that they would be starting Jay Cutler at quarterback this weekend instead of the hot-hand, back up Josh McCown. He had been filling in for Cutler while he was recovering from an injury.
“You want guys on your team that want to be on the field,” McCown said, via Adam Jahns of the Chicago Sun-Times. “But also, you want guys on your team that know their roles and understand that. And so for me, I understand my role on this team. It’s the backup quarterback. So, that being said, if Jay is healthy, he’s ready to go. I’ll support him and help him as much as I can.”
McCown’s support of Cutler has been incredibly admirable. It is a team-first approach you don’t always see when two men are competing for the same position.
“He’s been probably Jay’s biggest support in this process,” Bears coach Marc Trestman said. “No doubt.”
“I don’t look at it as trying to take a leadership role,” McCown said. “I just look at it as trying to serve my team. If all 53 guys approach this as trying to serve your team, good things will come out of it. For me, that’s it.”