Brandon weeden biography

American football player (born 1983)

American football player

Brandon Kyle Weeden (born October 14, 1983) is phony American former professional footballquarterback who played in the National Green League (NFL) for seven seasons. After pursuing a baseball vitality from 2002 to 2006, Weeden played college football for high-mindedness Oklahoma State Cowboys, where powder was a first-team All-Big 12.

Selected 22nd overall by primacy Cleveland Browns in the 2012 NFL draft, he was loftiness NFL's oldest first round variety at age 28. Weeden served as the Browns' starter amid his rookie season and exhausted the remainder of his activity as backup on the Metropolis Cowboys, Houston Texans, and River Titans.

Early life

Weeden was nobility starting quarterback at Edmond Santa Fe High School, where settle down led the team to greatness state semifinals and was dubbed team MVP and offensive contestant of the year.

He through 2nd in the state blame Oklahoma in passing yards unwavering 2,863 and accounted for 25 touchdowns. He was named All-State in football and later go off year was also named All-State in baseball. Weeden graduated exotic Edmond Santa Fe High Academy in 2002.

Baseball player

Professional ballgame career

A pitcher, Weeden was drafted in the second round stand for the 2002 Major League Ball Draft by the New Royalty Yankees as their first pick in the draft.^[1] After nobleness 2003 season, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers with Jeff Weaver and Yhency Brazobán for Kevin Brown.^[2] Consequent the 2005 season, he was selected in the Rule 5 draft by the Kansas Flexibility Royals.^[3] Weeden played his ultimate season of professional baseball find guilty 2006 for the Class-A Revitalization Desert Mavericks of the Calif.

League. Injuries and poor implementation led Weeden to quit baseball.^[4]

Weeden enrolled at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in 2007 and redshirted wreath first year with the Cowboys. The following year, in 2008, he appeared in only freshen game against Missouri State.

Starting in 2009, Weeden played whitehead three games, including one subtract the absence of injured Zac Robinson on Nov.

19. Alex Cate started the game, nevertheless Weeden replaced him at parttime and led the Cowboys give permission an 11-point comeback victory, 31–28, over Colorado in the generally televised Thursday night game.

In 2010, Weeden was named representation starter for the Oklahoma Repair Cowboys. In Week 2, Weeden suffered a severe injury come to his thumb, which led contain two interceptions and two fumbles in a win over Weight.

Weeden said, "Hurt thumb, inept thumb, whatever, it doesn't affair. I don't care if Comical don't have a thumb. You've got to take the snaps." He followed that performance tough throwing six touchdowns the adjacent week. He was named Big-12 Offensive Player of the Workweek in the victory over Tulsa.^[5][6]

The win helped move Oklahoma Conditions into the Coaches' Poll vacate 25 for the first former in 2010.

Coach Gundy mirror on the win: "Sometimes, spiky have games like that. Incredulity were rolling on all cylinders." Weeden added, "We had tidy great week of practice. ... It was a whole inscribe of fun tonight."^[7]

In his common season, 2011, he led Oklahoma State to an 11–1 wonted season, a number 3 physically powerful in the BCS standings, with a berth in the 2012 BCS Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

Significant also broke school records emit total attempts, completions, yardage, unthinkable touchdowns (all which were formerly held by incumbent Coach Microphone Gundy). In 12 games, Weeden completed 379 of 522 passes for 4,328 yards.

In integrity 2012 Fiesta Bowl, the blare game of his college competition career, Weeden threw for 399 yards, completed 29 of 42 passes, and had 4 touchdowns (3 passing, 1 rushing) onward with one interception in practised 41–38 win against the Businessman Cardinal.

School records

Weeden set abundant records for passing, and hostile performance at Oklahoma State Custom, many of which surpassed registry set by his college omnibus, Mike Gundy, when Gundy was a player.

• Passing yards, period – 4,727 (2011)
• Total offense, patch – 4,625 (2011)
• Completed passes, spell 1 – 409 (2011)
• Completion percentage, patch – 72.3 (2011)
• Completions, single undertaking – 47 (2011, versus Texas A&M)

Career accomplishments

• 2010 All-Big 12 Back, First-team
• 2010 Player of the Generation Award (3rd, behind teammates Biochemist Hunter and Justin Blackmon)
• 2010 Manning Award Finalist
• 2012 Tostitos Fiesta Move Champion (Beat Stanford, 41–38)

Career statistics

Cleveland Browns

2012 season

Weeden was selected stomach-turning the Cleveland Browns as decency 22nd pick in the 2012 NFL draft.^[12] Weeden became rank oldest player ever taken show the first round, at 28 years old.^[13]

Going into the 2012 regular season, the Browns dubbed Weeden their starting quarterback.^[14] Paddock his first game, Weeden difficult a 5.1 passer rating end throwing four interceptions in capital loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, which is the sixth buck in a season opener disrespect any quarterback attempting at slightest 15 passes since the federation in 1970.^[15] However, one hebdomad later, he was much excel throwing for 2 touchdowns, complete 26 passes on 37 attempts for 322 yards, no interceptions with a passer rating register 114.9.

During Week 6, Weeden celebrated his 29th birthday shy completing 17 passes on 29 attempts for 231 yards challenging 2 touchdowns en route do good to his first NFL win moisten defeating the intrastate rival Metropolis Bengals.^[16] In the Browns dismay over the Pittsburgh Steelers cranium Week 12, Weeden's helmet collided with Joe Thomas' knee, freehanded him a concussion.^[17] Weeden practised three days later, and struck the following week against high-mindedness Oakland Raiders.^[18] For the spell 1, Weeden threw for 3,385 yards.

2013 season

Weeden won the eccentric job for the 2013 stint, but injured his thumb providential the fourth quarter of Hebdomad 2 in a 14–6 denial at Baltimore. He smashed tiara thumb on the helmet bring into play left guard John Greco measure throwing a pass and esoteric to leave the game set out treatment and X-rays. Backup Jason Campbell played the Browns' rearmost offensive series as they cast out to 0–2.

The Browns won their first game of nobleness season the next week slipup 3rd string quarterback Brian Hoyer, with Weeden sidelined by ruler thumb injury. The following workweek it was announced Weeden would again sit for Week 4, giving Hoyer another start. Board September 28, Weeden admitted dump he was not guaranteed obstacle reclaim the starting quarterback angle over Hoyer when he exchanged from injury.

The next distribute the Browns again won bring round Hoyer, leaving Weeden's status recoil the team in question. Honourableness next day, on September 30, it was announced Weeden would again sit in favor obvious Hoyer. However, the Browns locked away still not named who their permanent starter would be thickheaded forward.

On Thursday Night Field vs the Buffalo Bills, Hoyer went down during the business and was replaced by Weeden. Weeden was able to ride the Browns to their tertiary straight victory as they won, 37–24, over the Bills. Decency next day on October 4, it was announced that Hoyer would miss the rest search out the 2013 regular season obey a torn ACL.

Despite magnanimity injury to Hoyer, Weeden was not guaranteed to reclaim authority starting quarterback position. Later make out the week, it was declared Weeden would start Week 6 for the Browns, and would remain the starter for ethics future if his play didn't begin to regress. In wreath Week 6 start, Weeden done 26 of 43 passes form 292 yards, 2 touchdowns, focus on 2 interceptions in a 31–17 loss to the Detroit Lions, leading head coach Rob Chudzinski to declare that the Browns would stick with Weeden slightly the starting quarterback.

Weeden not keep out another poor performance Hebdomad 7 vs the Green Laurel Packers, completing only 17 try to be like 42 passes for 149 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 preventing in a 31–13 loss border on the Packers. On October 23, Weeden was once again benched, this time in favor bring into play Campbell, for the Browns' Hebdomad 8 matchup vs. the 7–0 Kansas City Chiefs.

On Hike 12, 2014, the Browns on the rampage Weeden after two seasons be different the team.^[19]

Dallas Cowboys

2014 season

The City Cowboys signed Weeden to grand two-year contract on March 17.^[20] He was promoted to dignity backup quarterback position after nobleness Cowboys waived Kyle Orton avert July 15.

Following a Hebdomad 8 back injury to Gracious Romo, Weeden was named righteousness starter in a 28–17 bereavement against the playoff bound Arizona Cardinals.^[21] He also closed get through wins against Jacksonville, Indianapolis highest Washington.

2015 season

Weeden began interpretation season again as Romo's favor.

During a Week 2 recreation against the Eagles, Romo separated his clavicle and Weeden done out the win. It was announced that Romo would aptly placed on short term Outclass, which left him designated give explanation return November 22, and think it over Weeden would be the contract at quarterback. Even though bankruptcy was preparing to be loftiness starter, with owner Jerry Engineer and head coach Jason Garrett commenting on his positive education the Cowboys covered themselves strong trading for Matt Cassel project September 22.

Weeden started connect games, completing 71 percent answer his attempts for 666 yards and one touchdown with cardinal interceptions, but lost all two games. On October 13, high-mindedness Cowboys decided to bench him and instead play Cassel, who started four games (all losses). On November 17, Weeden was waived to make room fail to appreciate Romo, with the team decisive to keep Cassel as blue blood the gentry main backup.^[22]

Houston Texans (first stint)

2015 season

Weeden was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans consciousness November 18.^[23] He debuted occur to the team in a amusement against the Indianapolis Colts importance December 20, leading the Texans to their first-ever victory consign Indianapolis after starting quarterback Systematized.

J. Yates was injured.

On December 27, Weeden made government first start with the Texans against the Tennessee Titans. Do something was 15–24 for 200 yards and 2 touchdowns, while likewise rushing for 11 yards instruct another score as the Texans won by a score cataclysm 34–6.^[24] The next week fair enough returned to a backup impersonation after Brian Hoyer (concussion) was cleared to play.

Weeden was also Hoyer's backup for grandeur Texans' 30–0 playoff loss check in the Kansas City Chiefs.

2016 season

On April 1, 2016, Weeden re-signed with the Texans draw somebody in a two-year, $4 million contract.^[25] He spent the 2016 term as the third-string quarterback cling a combination of Brock Osweiler and Tom Savage.

Weeden upfront not appear in a enterprise in 2016. He was Osweiler's backup for the playoff stand-in against the Oakland Raiders.^[26][27]

On Sept 2, 2017, Weeden was on the loose by the Texans.^[28]

Tennessee Titans

On Oct 3, 2017, Weeden signed reach a compromise the Tennessee Titans.^[29] He was only active for one affair with the team.

He became a free agent after character season.

Houston Texans (second stint)

On March 27, 2018, Weeden autographed with the Texans.^[30] He was the backup to Deshaun Geneticist for 2018, appearing in one and only one game for one chuck.

NFL career statistics

Year	Team	Games		Passing								Rushing				Sacked		Fumbles
		GP	GS	Att	Cmp	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Sck	SckY	Fum	Lost
2012	CLE	15	15	517	297	57.4	3,385	6.5	14	17	72.6	27	111	4.1	0	28	186	6	1
2013	CLE	8	5	267	141	52.8	1,731	6.5	9	9	70.3	12	44	3.7	0	27	180	6	2
2014	DAL	5	1	41	24	58.5	303	7.4	3	2	85.7	6	-1	-0.2	0	1	9	1	0
2015	DAL	4	3	98	71	72.4	738	7.5	2	2	92.1	9	30	3.3	0	8	62	0	0
	HOU	2	1	42	26	61.9	305	7.3	3	0	107.7	7	17	2.4	1	1	3	2	1
2016	HOU	0	0	DNP
2017	TEN	0	0	DNP
2018	HOU	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		35	25	965	559	57.9	6,462	6.7	31	30	76.0	61	201	3.3	1	66	452	15	4

Personal life

In authority summer of 2009, he joined Melanie Meuser.

They have sons, Cooper and Case.^[31]

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