Arizona Cardinals quarterback Colt McCoy didn’t really consider retiring after the 2022 season. He has a year left on his contract and will make more this season than any of his previous years.
More importantly, he wants to continue to play and knew he would have the opportunity to do it, especially with Kyler Murray’s injury.
McCoy will likely be the team’s starter in Week 1.
“I think I told you guys last year, opportunities to play in this league don’t grow on tress,” he told reporters after practice on Monday. “I understand the situation that we are in and I still want to play. And I still feel confident that I can play.”
He never seriously considered retirement, but he did give his kids a reason to look forward to when he does retire.
“Here’s the deal — I told my kids when I retire, we can get a dog,” he said. “We’re not getting a dog right now.”
Essentially, he doesn’t want to have to worry about working and cleaning up after a dog when his kids fail to do so.
But his kids see everyone with dogs and want one. McCoy’s siblings, Kyler Murray and many people have dogs.
McCoy said his two older daughters leave pictures of dogs they have drawn in his room or on his sink to remind him.
His son brings it up.
“From the moment I said that, my son every day is like, ‘are you going to retire? Are you going to play?'” McCoy recounted. “I go, ‘what do you want me to do?’ He goes, ‘well I want you to play.’ ‘So we’ll wait for a dog.’
“‘Ahh…I kind of want a dog.’ He goes back and forth. It’s a funny joke at home.”
Too bad for the kids. McCoy will turn 37 later this year. They are going to have to wait at least until next year for a dog.
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