Brian Brennan

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Brian Brennan
Brian Brennan with the Cleveland Browns (cropped).jpg
Brennan with the Browns in 1988
No. 86, 83, 13
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1962-02-15) February 15, 1962 (age 63)
Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school: Brother Rice (Bloomfield)
College: Boston College
NFL draft: 1984: 4th round, 104th pick
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:334
Receiving yards:4,336
Touchdowns:20
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

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Early life and college

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

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. Well, maybe a little something happened.

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1984 CLE 1553545513.0523
1985 CLE 12103248715.2570
1986 CLE 1605583815.2576
1987 CLE 1314360714.1536
1988 CLE 1614657912.6331
1989 CLE 1422828910.3380
1990 CLE 1654556812.6282
1991 CLE 1533132510.5301
1992 CIN 901616610.4211
SDG 603227.3120
132273344,33613.05720

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1985 CLE 11000.000
1986 CLE 20814117.6481
1987 CLE 2077310.4191
1988 CLE 1023417.0250
1989 CLE 2067312.2272
1992 CIN 20188.080
1012432913.7484

Later life

Brennan later became an executive at Key Bank. [3]

College statistics

  • 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

  1. "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  2. Notable alumni Brother Rice High School
  3. "Fixed Income Sales & Trading | Key". Key.com.