Buccaneers Quarterback Amused By April Fool’s Joke, Cutler Trade Rumors

Credit Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Luke McCown for having a sense of humor. He managed to get a few laughs about an April Fool’s joke by FOX Sports Radio where the station reported that the Denver Broncos had traded quarterback Jay Cutler to Tampa Bay in exchange for first-round and third-round draft picks as well as defensive tackle Chris Hovan. The report was a hoax, though. “That’s what the holiday is about if it’s a holiday,’' McCown said. “That’s funny. But I’m glad we’ve still got our first and third and Hovan so far.’' Regardless of the joking nature of this report, the Buccaneers are actually considered to be one of the top candidates to land Cutler along with the Washington Redskins and the New York Jets. McCown is accustomed to trade rumors involving the Buccaneers and the quarterback position. “If there’s any validity to them, who knows?’' McCown said. “But it doesn’t bother me, it doesn’t bother Josh [Johnson]. We’re out here competing. That’s just elevator music. I mean, you learn that it’s in the background, you hear it, you don’t pay attention to it. “It doesn’t affect you. It can’t affect your mood, it can’t affect your preparation. That’s part of being a professional. It’s just that tunnel (vision), you have to have it. And you’ve just got to love what you do so much that it doesn’t matter.’'