American football player (born 1962)
American football player
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
He graduated from Brother Rice High School .[ 2] 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.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Year
Team
Games
Receiving
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
Year
Team
Games
Receiving
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
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
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