{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}} {{for|the Canadian author|Brian Brennan (author)}} {{for|the Irish politician|Brian Brennan (politician)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Brian Brennan | image = Brian Brennan with the Cleveland Browns (cropped).jpg | caption = Brennan with the Browns in 1988 | number = 86, 83, 13 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|2|15}} | birth_place = Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 9 | weight_lb = 178 | high_school = Brother Rice (Bloomfield) | college = Boston College | draftyear = 1984 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 104 | pastteams = * Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1984|1991}}) * Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1992}}) * San Diego Chargers (1992) | highlights = * Second-team All-American (1983) * First-team All-East (1983) * Scanlan Award (1983) | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 334 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 4,336 | statlabel3 = Touchdowns | statvalue3 = 20 | pfr = BrenBr00 }} right '''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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1984 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and college == He graduated from Brother Rice High School.<ref>[http://www.brrice.edu/pages/alumni-pages/notable-alumni Notable alumni] Brother Rice High School</ref> 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. Ultimately, the Browns lost 23-20 in OT, in a game known as "The Drive".

==NFL career statistics== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" ! colspan="2"| Legend |- | '''Bold''' | Career high |}

=== Regular season === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| 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 |- ! rowspan="2" | 1992 !! CIN | 9 || 0 || 16 || 166 || 10.4 || 21 || 1 |- ! SDG | 6 || 0 || 3 || 22 || 7.3 || 12 || 0 |- ! colspan="2"| !! 132 !! 27 !! 334 !! 4,336 !! 13.0 !! 57 !! 20 |}

=== Playoffs === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| 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 |- ! colspan="2"| !! 10 !! 1 !! 24 !! 329 !! 13.7 !! 48 !! 4 |}

== Later life == Brennan later became an executive at Key Bank.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.key.com/businesses-institutions/find-an-expert/experts-fixed-income-sales.html|title=Fixed Income Sales & Trading &#124; Key|website=Key.com}}</ref>

==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

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