Written by Thomas Moore

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Quarterback Colt McCoy still wants a shot in Cleveland, according to KXAN.com.

The TV station caught up with McCoy on Friday at the youth football camp he hosts at Westlake High School in Texas. The third-year quarterback said he wants a fair chance to compete with first-round draft pick Brandon Weeden when training camp opens at the end of this month.

“We’ll see, I don’t know,” McCoy told the station. “There are a lot of things I can control and I’m controlling those things. The things beyond that I try to do my best to not worry about those and go out there and do what I do on the field, that’s the most important thing. Beyond that, I can’t do anything else.”

Despite many believing that McCoy will be a backup this year with the Browns (at best) or released or traded before the season starts, he is keeping a positive attitude about the team.

“We’ve had some turnover in our coaches, we’re on our third offensive coordinator but I felt like it went really well this spring,” McCoy said. “I learned a lot, improved a lot and I think our team also got a lot better. We’re a young a football team and we’re going to be a lot better than we were last year but we’ll see what happens with my situation.”

That positive attitude is one of McCoy’s strengths. He hasn’t had the on-field success with the Browns that he had in college, but he’s never let that get him down (at least outwardly) and has always tried to be a team player (it’s really his family that has caused all the noise around him).

Even with Weeden clearly being the starter – the only thing missing is the official announcement – if McCoy comes into camp prepared and ready to push Weeden hard for the spot, it can only make the players and the team that much better.

(Photo by The Associated Press)