1. Colton James Brennan was an American professional football quarterback.
46 Facts About Colt Brennan
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Colt Brennan played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, the Saddleback Bobcats, and most notably with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, where he was a two-time third-team All-American before being selected by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Colt Brennan helped Mater Dei advance to the league championship in basketball as a senior.
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Colt Brennan originally attended the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2002 as a walk-on.
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On January 28,2004, Colt Brennan entered the dorm room of a female student, uninvited, and, according to the victim, "exposed himself and fondled her," a charge which Colt Brennan denied.
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Colt Brennan was court ordered to take a polygraph test about the incident and passed.
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Colt Brennan later showed those results to Saddleback College President Richard McCullough.
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Colt Brennan then transferred to Saddleback College in California in 2004 and helped lead the school to a conference championship.
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Colt Brennan was named honorable mention JUCO All-American, state offensive player of the year by the JuCal Transfer, and first-team all-conference for his performance in that season.
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Colt Brennan started 10 of 12 games, the only games he did not start being against USC and San Diego State.
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Colt Brennan either tied or broke 11 school offensive records in what was a successful first season with the Rainbow Warriors.
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Colt Brennan led the country in total offense yards and touchdowns thrown.
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Colt Brennan had nine 300+ yard performances on the season, including four 400+ yard games and a 515-yard performance.
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Colt Brennan entered 2006 as the undisputed starter at quarterback, was named to multiple award watch lists and was voted the WAC's preseason Offensive Player of the Year.
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On December 24,2006, at the Hawaii Bowl, Colt Brennan threw for five touchdowns to break the record.
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Colt Brennan finished 6th in the voting for the 2006 Heisman Trophy, behind Troy Smith, Darren McFadden, Brady Quinn, Steve Slaton, and Mike Hart.
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Colt Brennan is what I said he is: the best college quarterback in America, and he proved it tonight.
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Colt Brennan didn't feel he was fully prepared for the NFL and needed another year to get ready.
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Colt Brennan returned to Hawaii as a Heisman front runner and one of the NCAA's most prolific passers.
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Colt Brennan threw the record-breaking 122nd in the first quarter, a six-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Grice-Mullen to surpass the mark set by former BYU quarterback Ty Detmer in 1991.
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Colt Brennan completed 22-of-38 for 169 yards, while throwing three interceptions.
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Colt Brennan was selected for the second year in a row as a Heisman trophy finalist, this time finishing in third place behind Tim Tebow and Darren McFadden.
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Colt Brennan really gave me the confidence to take my game to the next level and give me the confidence to play like an All-American.
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Colt Brennan was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Colt Brennan was the tenth quarterback selected in the draft.
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Colt Brennan was impressive in his debut, completing 9-of-10 passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns for a 157.5 passer rating in the Redskins' victory.
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Colt Brennan's success continued two weeks later against the New York Jets when he completed 4-of-5 passes for 79 yards and threw the game-winning touchdown on a 33-yard pass to wide receiver Jason Goode.
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Colt Brennan led all 2008 NFL rookies through the preseason in touchdown passes, passing yards, and quarterback rating.
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Colt Brennan saw no game time in the regular season.
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Colt Brennan was placed on injured reserve on September 4,2009, thus ending his 2009 season, due to a torn hamstring and a hip injury.
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On June 3,2011, Colt Brennan signed with the Hartford Colonials in the United Football League for the 2011 season.
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Colt Brennan was not selected by any of the four remaining UFL teams in a dispersal draft held on August 15,2011.
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On February 28,2012, Colt Brennan signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.
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On October 29,2013, Colt Brennan was assigned to the Los Angeles Kiss of the Arena Football League.
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On December 16,2007, Colt Brennan received his Bachelor of Arts in communications and a 27-second standing ovation.
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Colt Brennan's cousin Brent Brennan is a college football coach who was the head coach at San Jose State from 2017 to 2023 and at Arizona beginning at the start of the 2024 season.
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On November 19,2010, Colt Brennan was hospitalized and listed in serious condition after he was a passenger in a car crash in the Big Island of Hawai'i.
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Colt Brennan was released from Queen's Medical Center on November 27,2010, and headed to his parents' home in Southern California to continue his recovery.
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Colt Brennan was arrested on July 25,2012, in Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii, on suspicion of driving under the influence and third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug.
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In 2015, Colt Brennan allegedly filed a false police report that his vehicle was stolen, something his attorney blamed on memory problems stemming from his 2010 car crash injuries.
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On December 10,2019, Colt Brennan was arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence in Kaneohe.
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Colt Brennan was charged with second-degree trespassing; bail was set at $250, but he remained in jail until his hearing several days later.
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On May 10,2021, Colt Brennan was found unconscious at a hotel room after ingesting fentanyl.
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Colt Brennan was hospitalized in Newport Beach, California, and died the following day, at age 37.
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On February 25,2022, a further investigation revealed that Colt Brennan had Stage 1 CTE.
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Colt Brennan was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with this disease, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.