Luke McCown Rumors & News

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) and fellow quarterback Luke McCown (7) pass during NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Metairie, La., Wednesday, June 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) talks with quarterback Luke McCown (7) during practice at their NFL football training facility in Metairie, La., Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Veteran backup quarterback Luke McCown was in the New Orleans Saints camp last year but wasn't given a chance to beat out Chase Daniel. But with Daniel now gone, McCown seems to be the favorite to backup Drew Brees.

New Orleans Saints guard Ben Grubbs held his annual charity softball game last night at Zephyr Field, picking up where the Heath Evans Foundation left off. The biggest shocker of the night was probably Luke McCown ousting Drew Brees as the Home Run Derby champ. But the highlight was probably this amazing homerun-saving catch by Saints cornerback Dion Turner. First of all, this is a charity softball game, Dion. Please don't hurt yourself. But that was a sweet catch! Did you see him run down that ball and those fluid hips? And the way he went up and met that ball in the air? That could ...

Luke McCown and Seneca Wallace were brought in this offseason to back up Drew Brees.

Luke McCown is familiar with the Saints' system, while Seneca Wallace holds more experience

Luke McCown signed with the Saints. Dominique Davis is the likely backup for the Atlanta Falcons in 2013. That's about all I have to offer here. Saints agree to terms with QB Luke McCown on a one-year deal, per league source.— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 1, 2013 If you're worried about McCown spilling state secrets, don't be. The Saints aren't going to get a whole lot of valuable insight out of a guy who spent one year on the roster as a backup. Discuss!

Quarterback Luke McCown will try to hang out a little bit longer than he did last year with the New Orleans Saints after agreeing to a one-year deal with the team this afternoon. It could have been taken as an April Fool's joke, but it's no laughing matter as the Saints will soon begin of-fseason workouts and didn't have anyone to back up Drew Brees. McCown was brought in last year to bolster a little depth and competition at the position while Brees was still in contract negotiations as a free agent and Chase Daniel was the official "starter." Luke McCown #12 / New Orleans Sai...