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McCown injures throwing hand

By Edgar Thompson | Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 10:17 PM

Josh McCown, the Dolphins’ most-experienced quarterback heading into training camp, injured the index finger in his throwing hand two weeks ago chopping wood.

A Texas TV station reports that McCown needed six stitches to the finger a couple of weeks ago when he was injured while he and his brother, Luke, were cutting firewood.

Back home in Texas, McCown said he was holding the firewood and his brother, a backup quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, cut his finger instead of the wood.

McCown has 10 more days to recover before training camp, but the injury could add another element of intrigue to the Dolphins’ much-anticipated quarterback competition.

A six-year veteran, McCown, 29, is hoping to beat out second-year pro John Beck and rookie Chad Henne.

With 31 NFL starts, McCown has a decided edge in NFL experience. He’s thrown 35 touchdowns and 40 interceptions playing for three NFL teams, including a four-year stint with the Arizona Cardinals.

Beck had one touchdown pass and three interceptions in five games as a rookie.

Life rule #113:  If you're a professional athlete, you don't hold anything that is currently having an axe swung at it.

I don't care if you're a pro athlete or not... you don't hold anything that is having an axe swung at it. Period. Seriously, that's just stupid. Right up there with Headbutt.

I'd like to dog McCown for this one, but I have a massive scar that covers the entire tip of my left thumb that tells me I'd be a hypocrite if I did. Mine is self inflicted though. I took about a half inch, angled across the tip of my thumb, with a hatchet on new year's day of 1977. I was 13 years old at the time, and here's the kicker...I was relatively drunk. Oh yeah, it was about 9:30 AM. If those details don't disturb you, try one of these...

* Wanting to hide the injury from my father, I bandaged it myself and kept my hand hidden in my coat pocket. I made the mistake of not putting any ointment on there first, or anything to prevent raw meat from sticking to the bandage. When they finally had to pull the bandage off, it ripped another chunk of meat out of my thumb.

* The only ass-beating I got over that situation was when the doctor asked me if I still had the small tip of my thumb that I had whacked off. I told him it wasn't available any more, because we fed it to my buddies pet hawk.

The story never said an axe was involved.  There are other ways to cut firewood.

Interesting story though. 

  Since you can't, I will.  What a dumbass!  I know that McCown isn't exactly the smartest guy on the football field, I just didn't realize he was as equally dumb off of it!

Beck is going to start anyways.. mccown will have plenty of time to recover by holding the clipboard with his other hand

I sincerely hope not...


True, but the only real alternative to an axe for that job is a chainsaw. And I have no problem saying that if he was holding a piece of wood close enough to get bit by a chainsaw, it's even more stupid than if it were an axe. I'd also think that if it were a chainsaw, there would have done more damage...chainsaws don't nibble. ;)

If he was careless enough to injure himself like this on his own time, the Dolphins can release him. 

Matter of fact, there's a certain QB from the Central Florida area that we gave up a second round pick for in 2006 that I'd love to see brought back in McCown's place.

Quite telling of Luke McCown's accuracy.

Actually, I was thinking wood splitter or some sort of table saw.  Although I can certainly understand jumping to the conclusion of axe since it is what is classically thought of when preparing firewood.  I just can't think anyone would hold a piece of wood while someone was swinging an axe toward it.  Who knows?

  Well, then you're the only one that still wants that worthless, fat, sack of crap.  There is a reason why his dumbass is still unemployed.  He didn't "light it up" last year, and he won't do anything in 2008.  His career is over, without Moss and his ability to scramble, the man is NOTHING.  It's time to give up the dream, because that's all it will ever be.

What a dumbass.

Stroke, you took a hit on the intelligence scale when I read that this morning. You didn't drop as far as possible though to to the age/drunkeness factor.

Tommy, please forget about Culpepper. Doesn't it mean anything to you that not one team has picked him up? The guy is finished as a NFL starter and his ego will not allow him to be a backup.

http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_football_dolphins/2008/07/mccown-suffers.html?cid=122565160#comment-122565160

McCown suffers strange setback

What in the world is Dolphins quarterback Josh McCown doing chopping wood in the middle of the summer? And what in the world is his hand doing near the saw his brother is swinging?

Is McCown's recent accident, caused by Buccaneers quarterback Luke McCown, some kind of Tampa Bay sabotage?

I never trusted those folks on the west coast Anyone not in Tampa, St. Pete or Naples who isn't a retiree is trouble, and that includes all Buccaneers. Who can really trust a team coached by a guy who resembles, and is nicknamed after Chucky, the doll from those BAD horror flicks.

Was Luke looking to get the upper-hand (get it, hand) in the exhibition season showdown on Aug. 9 between the Dolphins and Bucs because this tale of Josh McCown's accident seems a bit strange to me.

Pardon my ignorance. Here's a disclaimer: I've spent every winter in a Florida city - it does get pretty chilly in Tallahassee during December and January, and ONCE I saw it snow there - but someone needs to make some sense of this wood cutting accident to me.

Why cut wood in July?

Why cut wood AT ALL, especially if you have two sons in the NFL, and they happen to be quarterbacks that sorta need their hands. At least the first three fingers on the throwing arm!

Is wood cutting some fun activity families in cold cities (like Texas gets that cold) do together to bond?

Unless I get some suitable answers from Dolphins nation on Woodcut-gate I'm going to have to assume (tongue-in-cheek of course) that this was interstate sabotage. Or better yet, bitter brotherly rivalry.

I'm just messing around folks. The truth is, according to Josh, it wasn't firewood he was cutting during a LANDSCAPING core. He and his family were chopping down a couple of tree stumps that was around the families lake-house. Luke was using the chainsaw while Josh was holding down a piece of the tree and the saw supposedly hit a knob and cut him.

In fairness to the McCown brothers, one of the few QB brother duos who have actually made it to the NFL, I cut my finger pretty bad trimming my hedges about two weeks ago. True story.

Good thing it wasn't my blogging hand. But I do have a hangnail on that one which might limit my productivity this week.

Football-wise, McCown said he'll be fine to go by the start of training camp. But if his injury is worse than he's saying (six stitches for one finger does seem extreme, but I guess that's what happens when a chainsaw gets at it) he might need time to heal. That could mean John Beck and Chad Henne will be given a slight head start on proving themselves with the first-team.

I'm guessing that can't be a bad thing.... right....considering Beck and Henne have the least experience, and potentially the most upside for this franchise longterm.

> Posted by Omar Kelly at 11:15:16 AM

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolphins_in_depth/2008/07/ap-mccown-hurts.html

Josh McCown hurts finger on throwing hand

I am told it is not a recent injury, it happened almost two weeks ago. I am told the wound is healing nicely. I am told Josh McCown should be ready for the start of training camp practices July 26th.

But it is true. The guy almost got the index finger of his right (throwing) hand hacked off in a fire wood chopping accident in Texas.

McCown needed six stitches to the index finger on his right hand a couple of weeks ago when he was injured while chopping wood with his brother Luke.

According to an Associated Press report McCown told Tyler, Tex. television station KETK that he was holding the firewood and his brother, a backup quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, made the mistake of cutting his finger instead of the firewood.

McCown told the station of the incident/accident during a recent interview. Again: He is fine. He shouldn't miss any training time. But that speaks only about his hand.

My greatest concern now is how is McCown's head because it cannot possibly be working very well when it allows him to put his hand in the path of a chainsaw knowing that the only way he makes a living is using that hand to throw a football.

Update: The Dolphins are aware of the accident and are not worried about it because they believe it is not serious.

 
Can someone please explain this to me?  I'm confused as heck.  Why is his brother swinging  a saw?

I don't think there was any swinging involved.  It was just a way of making it sound more interesting.  The report said that his brother was trying to cut a piece of wood when all the sudden the saw caught a stump and caused the saw to jump to the side and cut Josh while he was holding things still.

I have to admit this is one of the most retarded incidents I have heard of.  I sure as hell wouldn't be in that situation if I were an NFL QB.  Too many shop class horror stories about losing limbs and appendages to take a chance with so much to lose.  With that said, I can't say I am surprised that it was Josh McCown.  He never struck me as much of an intellect.  I was hoping that he was smarter than he sounds, my hope has now dwindled away.

I was thinking the same thing. I think Omar Kelly meant "swinging an axe", but like he said, he doesn't know anything about chopping wood.

Just what we need a 1-15 teams potential starting QB almost gets finger cut off before training season begins,,,, whats next ? Hey Ronnie Brown please tell us you don't drive a motorcycle.

Haven't there already been a few incidents with players and axes? I remember one involved a Jax player, and I think the ax was in the locker room as a team building exercise. And then there was another player who also hurt himself with an ax while chopping wood.


Edited to add:
I did some research. Chris Hanson was the Jax player, and the ax was in the locker room as a motivational tool.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=1639384

Still looking into the other incident.

Second Edit: I think I may be think of Mets Pitcher Bob Ojeda slicing tendons in his arm while gardening.

I must admit, while researching this, I read about a lot of odd injuries some athletes have had!