BROWNS SIGN FIRST-ROUND DRAFT CHOICE QB BRADY QUINN
Quinn signs five-year deal through 2011 season;
The Cleveland Browns have signed first-round draft choice QB Brady Quinn to a five-year
contract through the 2011 season, the team announced today. Financial terms of the deal
were not disclosed. Quinn was the 22nd overall selection in the 2007 NFL Draft.
Quinn (6-3, 232, Notre Dame) played in 49 games and finished his collegiate career having
amassed 36 Notre Dame records (10 career, 12 single-season, 4 single-game, 10
miscellaneous) including career pass attempts (1,602), completions (929), yards (11,742),
yards per game (239.6), TD passes (95) and lowest interception percentage (2.43). He also
finished his collegiate career ranked in the top ten in NCAA Division I history in career pass
attempts (seventh), passing yards (tenth) and touchdown passes (ninth)
As a senior in 2006, Quinn became Notre Dame’s sixth winner of the Maxwell Award,
presented to college football’s most outstanding player and was the winner of the Johnny
Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented annually to the top senior quarterback in the nation.
He started all 13 games, ranking 11th nationally in total offense (269.0 ypg), 10th in passing
yardage (3,426), eighth in pass completions per game (22.23), 18th in passing efficiency
with a 146.6 rating and fifth in points responsible for (18.0 ppg). Quinn connected on 289-of-
467 passes (61.9%) for 3,426 yards, a school season-record 37 TDs and only seven
interceptions. He set a Notre Dame record as he did not throw an interception in 226
consecutive passes – also the season high for NCAA Division I in 2006.
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BRADY QUINN
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Quarterback
Height: 6-3
Weight: 235
College: Notre Dame
Birthdate: Oct. 27, 1984
How Acquired: D1b – ‘07
Year with Browns: R
Year in NFL: R
Career Transactions: Originally drafted by Cleveland in the first round, 22nd overall, of the
2007 NFL Draft.
College: During his four seasons with the Fighting Irish, shattered 36 school records (10
career, 12 single-season, 4 single-game, 10 miscellaneous) including career pass attempts
(1,602), completions (929), yards (11,742), yards per game (239.6), TD passes (95) and
lowest INT percentage (2.43)…He won 29 games as a starter at Notre Dame, tied for most in
school history…Ranks in the top ten in NCAA Division I history in career pass attempts
(seventh), passing yards (tenth) and touchdown passes (ninth)….With the arrival of head
coach Charlie Weis from the New England Patriots at Notre Dame, the former NFL offensive
coordinator quickly bonded with Quinn and the results were immediately evident in
2005…Quinn averaged more than 110 yards passing per game than he had as a
sophomore while nearly doubling his touchdown passes (32 from 17)…Career totals,
completed 929-of-1,602 passes (58.0%) for 11,762 yards and 95 TDs, breaking the
previous school career-records set by Ron Powlus (558 of 969 attempts for 7,602 yards and
52 touchdowns, 1994-97)…His pass completion percentage of 58.0 ranks second in school
annals…His 11,944 yards in total offense broke the old school career-record of 7,479 yards
by Powlus and his 1,856 plays topped the previous Fighting Irish all-time record of 1,201 by
Powlus…Had a string of 16 consecutive games with at least one TD pass (2004-05)…Set
school season-records with 549 plays in 2006 and 4,009 yards in total offense in 2005,
topping the old marks of 456 plays for 3,217 yards by Jarious Jackson in 1999…His average
of 334.1 yards per game in total offense in 2005 shattered the previous school season-
record of 281.3 yards by Joe Theismann in 1970…Gained over 200 yards in total offense
33 times during his career, topping the old Irish career-record of 15 by Jackson(1996-99)
and Powlus…Gained over 200 yards in total offense 11 times in 2005 and 12 times in 2006,
breaking the old school season-record of nine by Jackson in 1999…His 467 pass attempts
in 2006 topped his previous school season-record of 450 in 2005…Along with his 332 pass
attempts in 2003 and 353 tosses in 2004, owns the top three spots on Notre Dame’s season-
record pass attempt list…Also owns the top three pass completion seasons in school
annals, hitting on 292 throws in 2005, 289 in 2006 and 191 in 2004…His pass completion
percentage of 64.9% in 2005 broke the old Irish season-record of 61.6% by Kevin McDougal
in 1993…His 32 TD passes in 2005 shattered the old Notre Dame record of 19 by Ron
Powlus in 1994, followed by Quinn topping his own record with 37 scoring strikes in
2006…His seven interceptions in 2005 and repeated in 2006, rank as the fourth-lowest
season totals by a Notre Dame starting QB (minimum 125 attempts)…Responsible for 198
points in 2005 (32 TDs passing, one rushing), breaking the old school season-record of 162
points by Rick Mirer in 1991 (18 TDs passing, nine rushing)…Broke his own school record
by totaling 234 points (37 scores passing, two rushing) in 2006…During his career, Quinn
was responsible for 606 points scored (95 TDs passing, six rushing), surpassing Mirer’s
previous Notre Dame career-record of 350 points (41 TDs passing, 17 rushing, one two-
point conversion)…His 158.4 passing efficiency rating in 2005 broke the previous school
season-record (155.1 by John Huarte, 1964).
2006: As a senior, named All-American Dream Team selection by the NFL Draft report,
earning second-team honors from the Football Writers Association…Received the 2006
Notre Dame Most Valuable Player Award for the second-consecutive year after sharing it
with receiver Jeff Samardzija in 2005…Became Notre Dame’s sixth winner of the Maxwell
Award, presented to college football’s most outstanding player…Winner of the Johnny
Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented annually to top senior quarterback in the
nation…Voted by fans as the winner of the Cingular Player of the Year…Selected as a
finalist for numerous awards including the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, the Davey
O’Brien Award and the Manning Award…Graduated this past December in 3.5 years with
dual degrees in Political Science and Finance…Voted a team captain for second
consecutive year as determined in a vote by his teammates…Member of the football team’s
leadership committee for the second-straight season…Started all 13 games, ranking 11th
nationally in total offense (269.0 ypg), 10th in passing yardage (3,426), eighth in pass
completions per game (22.23), 18th in passing efficiency with a 146.6 rating and fifth in
points responsible for (18.0 ppg)…Connected on 289-of-467 passes (61.9%) for 3,426
yards, a school season-record 37 TDs and only seven interceptions…Set a school record
as he did not throw an interception in 226 consecutive passes – also the season high for
NCAA Division I in 2006…Threw at least two TD passes in his first 12 games…Added 71
yards and 2 TDs on 82 carries…Amassed 3,497 yards in total offense on 549 plays.
2005: As a junior, named second-team All-American selection by The NFL Draft Report,
adding third-team honors from the Associated Press…Finalist for the Davey O’Brien Award
and the winner of the Sammy Baugh Award as the nation’s top quarterback by the Columbus
(Ohio) Touchdown Club...Shared the 2005 Notre Dame Most Valuable Player Award with
receiver Jeff Samardzija...One of two team captains as determined by a vote of his
teammates…Shattered school season-records, as he hit on 292-of-450 passes (64.9%) for
3,919 yards, 32 TDs and only seven interceptions… Ranked third in the nation in passing
yards and yards passing per game (326.58), was fifth nationally in total offense (334.1 ypg),
sixth in pass completions (24.33 pg) and seventh in points responsible for (16.5 pg)
…Ranked fourth on the squad with 70 carries for 90 yards and 1 TD…Gained a school
season-record 4,009 yards in total offense on 520 plays and set a school season-record
with 11 games gaining at least 200 yards in total offense…Threw at least one TD in all
twelve games he started…Accounted for 167 first downs among his 292 pass completions,
adding 14 more first downs rushing…Had 54 pass completions for 20 yards or longer.
2004: Produced the finest statistical sophomore season of any quarterback in Notre Dame
history...Started all 12 games, completing 191-of-353 passes (54.1%) for 2,586 yards with
17 TDs and 10 interceptions...Had 11 completions of at least 40 yards or more...Finished
third on the Notre Dame single-season passing yards list, trailing only Jarious Jackson's
2,753 in 1999 and Quinn’s 3,919 in 2005...Carried 54 times for losses totaling 4 yards, with
3 rushing TDs.
2003: Played in 12 games as a true freshman, starting the final nine contests when he
replaced Carlyle Holiday in the lineup vs. Purdue…Gained 1,831 yards with 9 TDs and 15
interceptions on 157-of-332 passes (47.3%)…Carried 48 times for 25 yards and amassed
1,856 yards in total offense.
Personal: Born on Oct. 27, 1984 in Columbus, Ohio...Resides in Dublin, Ohio…One of
three children of Robin and Ty Quinn….Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a
major in Finance and second major in Political Science…Sister, Laura, is married to former
Ohio State All-American and current Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk, Brady’s
opponent in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl…Uncle, David Slates, played football at Brown while
another uncle, Steve Slates, played football at Kentucky…Attended Coffman (Dublin, Ohio)
High School…Ranked sixth on the Detroit Free Press "Best of the Midwest" team and listed
20th on ESPN's list of the nation's top 100 players as a prep…Named Columbus Dispatch
and Ohio Capital Conference Offensive Player of the Year and was an All-State choice as a
senior…Two-time All-Conference selection served as team captain twice…As a senior in
2002, completed 143-of-258 passes for 2,149 yards, 25 TDs and only four interceptions
while rushing for 108 yards and 6 TDs…Helped his team post an 8-3 mark in 2002 and
played in the U.S. Army All-America game in San Antonio…The two-year starter threw for
2,200 yards and 21 TDs as a junior in 2001, a 9-4 season that saw Coffman reach the
Division I state semifinals…Also lettered three times in baseball…Named All-Conference in
baseball as a junior…Member of Young Life, the Rock Solid Club and Who's Who Among
America High School Students.
PLAYER STATISTICS
PASSING STATISTICS
STATS
ATT
COMP
PCT
YARDS
TD
YD/ATT
YD/CMP
INT
I/PCT
LG
GM/AVG
2003
332
157
47.3
1831
9
5.52
11.66
15
4.52
85
152.58
2004
353
191
54.1
2586
17
7.33
13.54
10
2.83
54
215.50
2005
450
292
64.9
3919
32
8.71
13.42
7
1.56
80
326.58
2006
467
289
61.9
3426
37
7.34
11.85
7
1.50
62
263.54
TOTAL
1602
929
58.0
11762
95
7.34
12.66
39
2.43
85
240.04
RUSHING STATISTICS
STATS
GP
GS
NO
YARDS
AVG
TD
LONG
2003
12
09
48
25
0.5
0
15
2004
12
12
54
-4
-0.1
3
22
2005
12
12
70
90
1.3
1
16
2006
13
13
82
71
0.9
2
60
TOTAL
49
46
254
182
0.7
6
60
TOTAL OFFENSE
STATS
GM
PLAYS
PASS
RUSH
YARDS
TDR
P/AVG
GM/AVG
2003
12
380
1831
25
1856
9
4.88
154.67
2004
12
407
2586
-4
2582
20
6.34
215.17
2005
12
520
3919
90
4009
33
7.71
334.08
2006
13
549
3426
71
3497
39
6.37
269.00
TOTAL
49
1856
11762
182
11944
101
6.44
243.76
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