Brandon Kyle Weeden was born on October 14,1983 and is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for seven seasons.
29 Facts About Brandon Weeden
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Brandon Weeden served as the Browns' starter during his rookie season and spent the remainder of his career as backup on the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, and Tennessee Titans.
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Brandon Weeden was the starting quarterback at Edmond Santa Fe High School, where he led the team to the state semifinals and was named team MVP and offensive player of the year.
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Brandon Weeden finished 2nd in the state of Oklahoma in passing yards with 2,863 and accounted for 25 touchdowns.
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Brandon Weeden was named All-State in football and later that year was named All-State in baseball.
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Brandon Weeden graduated from Edmond Santa Fe High School in 2002.
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Brandon Weeden played his last season of professional baseball in 2006 for the Class-A High Desert Mavericks of the California League.
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Brandon Weeden enrolled at Oklahoma State in 2007 and redshirted his first year.
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In 2010, Brandon Weeden was named the starter for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
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In Week 2, Brandon Weeden suffered a severe injury to his thumb, which led to two interceptions and two fumbles in a win over Troy.
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Brandon Weeden was named Big-12 Offensive Player of the Week in the victory over Tulsa.
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Brandon Weeden broke school records in total attempts, completions, yardage, and touchdowns.
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In 12 games, Brandon Weeden completed 379 of 522 passes for 4,328 yards.
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Brandon Weeden set numerous records for passing, and offensive performance at Oklahoma State University, many of which surpassed records set by his college coach, Mike Gundy, when Gundy was a player.
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Brandon Weeden was drafted by the Cleveland Browns as the 22nd pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.
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Brandon Weeden became the oldest player ever taken in the first round, at 28 years old.
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Brandon Weeden practiced three days later, and played the following week against the Oakland Raiders.
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Brandon Weeden smashed his thumb on the helmet of left guard John Greco while throwing a pass and had to leave the game for treatment and X-rays.
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The Browns won their first game of the season the next week under 3rd string quarterback Brian Hoyer, with Brandon Weeden sidelined by his thumb injury.
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Later in the week, it was announced Brandon Weeden would start Week 6 for the Browns, and would remain the starter for the future if his play didn't begin to regress.
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Brandon Weeden closed out wins against Jacksonville, Indianapolis and Washington.
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Brandon Weeden started three games, completing 71 percent of his attempts for 666 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions, but lost all three games.
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Brandon Weeden spent the 2016 season as the third-string quarterback behind a combination of Brock Osweiler and Tom Savage.
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Brandon Weeden was Osweiler's backup for the playoff win against the Oakland Raiders.
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On September 2,2017, Brandon Weeden was released by the Texans.
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On October 3,2017, Brandon Weeden signed with the Tennessee Titans.
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Brandon Weeden was only active for one game with the team.
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On March 27,2018, Brandon Weeden signed with the Houston Texans.
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Brandon Weeden was the backup to Deshaun Watson for 2018, appearing in only one game for one play.