Brian Brennan
 Brennan with the Browns in 1988 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 15, 1962 Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Brother Rice (Bloomfield) | ||||||||
| College: | Boston College | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1984 / round: 4 / pick: 104 | ||||||||
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Brian Michael Brennan (born February 15, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 1984 NFL draft.[1]
Early life and college career
[edit]He graduated from Brother Rice High School.[2] He was a teammate of quarterback Doug Flutie at Boston College, earning Second Team All-American honors.
Professional career
[edit]Brennan played in nine NFL seasons from 1984 to 1992 for the Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, and San Diego Chargers. One of his most memorable catches came in the 1986 AFC Championship Game. Late in the fourth quarter, Brennan hauled in a go-ahead touchdown pass from Bernie Kosar along the left sideline to give the Browns a 20–13 lead over the Broncos. Nothing of significance happened in the game after this play.
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1984 | CLE | 15 | 5 | 35 | 455 | 13.0 | 52 | 3 |
| 1985 | CLE | 12 | 10 | 32 | 487 | 15.2 | 57 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 55 | 838 | 15.2 | 57 | 6 |
| 1987 | CLE | 13 | 1 | 43 | 607 | 14.1 | 53 | 6 |
| 1988 | CLE | 16 | 1 | 46 | 579 | 12.6 | 33 | 1 |
| 1989 | CLE | 14 | 2 | 28 | 289 | 10.3 | 38 | 0 |
| 1990 | CLE | 16 | 5 | 45 | 568 | 12.6 | 28 | 2 |
| 1991 | CLE | 15 | 3 | 31 | 325 | 10.5 | 30 | 1 |
| 1992 | CIN | 9 | 0 | 16 | 166 | 10.4 | 21 | 1 |
| SDG | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 | |
| 132 | 27 | 334 | 4,336 | 13.0 | 57 | 20 | ||
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1985 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 48 | 1 |
| 1987 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 19 | 1 |
| 1988 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 27 | 2 |
| 1992 | CIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 24 | 329 | 13.7 | 48 | 4 | ||
Later life
[edit]Brennan later became an executive at Key Bank.[3]
College statistics
[edit]- 1981: 37 catches for 726 yards with 3 TD
- 1982: 12 catches for 305 yards with 3 TD
- 1983: 66 catches for 1,149 yards with 8 TD
References
[edit]- ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Notable alumni Brother Rice High School
- ^ https://www.key.com/businesses-institutions/find-an-expert/experts-fixed-income-sales.html [bare URL]
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- People from Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan
- Players of American football from Oakland County, Michigan
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- Boston College Eagles football players
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