2009Played in 10 games with nine starts… Completed 136 of 256 passes (53.1%) for 1,339 yards with eight TDs and seven INTs…Also rushed for 98 yards and a TD on 20 carries and caught one pass for 18 yards… From games 9-14, had a streak of 150 straight pass attempts without throwing an interception… Lost two fumbles over the course of the year… Was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury on December 22. Game 1 vs. Minnesota 9/13: Started at quarterback and was 21 of 35 passing for 205 yards, one touchdown and one interception for a 74.1 QB rating…Completed a pass to a career-high nine different receivers…Added two rushes for 21 yards… Connected on a 26-yard touchdown with tight end Robert Royal to complete a nine-play, eight-yard (2:25) drive at the end of the fourth quarter… Game 2 at Denver 9/20: Started and connected on 18 of 31 passes for 161 yards with no TDs and an INT…Rushed for four yards on three attempts… Game 3 at Baltimore 9/27: Connected on six of eight passes for 34 yards with no TDs and one INT… Also rushed for nine yards on two carries… Did not play in the second half… Game 4 vs. Cincinnati 10/4: Backup to starting quarterback Derek nderson…DNP… Game 5 at Buffalo 10/11: Backup to starting quarterback Derek Anderson…DNP… Game 6 at Pittsburgh 10/18: Backup to starting quarterback Derek Anderson…DNP… Game 7 vs. Green Bay 10/25: Backup to starting quarterback Anderson…DNP… Game 8 at Chicago 11/1: Saw action on Browns’ final offensive series of the game and completed one of three passes for nine yards… Game 9 vs. Baltimore 11/16: Started and completed 13 of 31 for 99 yards with no TDs and two INTs, one of which was returned 48 yards for a touchdown by Dawan Landry… Had a season-long completion of 30 yards, to Mohamed Massaquoi… Also rushed for one yard on two carries… Game 10 at Detroit 11/22: Completed 21 of 33 passes for 304 yards with four TDs, no INTs and a passer rating of 133.1… Had TD passes of 59, 40, 4 and 2 yards… His 59-yard strike to Mohamed Massaquoi in the first quarter marked the longest completion of his career… Set career highs for passing yards, touchdown passes and QB rating… Game 11 at Cincinnati 11/29: Completed 15 of 34 for 100 yards with no TDs and no INTs… Also rushed for 10 yards on two carries, including a 9-yard TD run in the third quarter, the first touchdown run of his NFL career… Also had the first reception of his NFL career, on an 18-yard pass from Josh Cribbs… He became the first Browns quarterback to catch a pass since Tim Couch, who pulled in a reception for minus three yards (from Couch) against Oakland on October 12, 2003… Game 12 vs. San Diego 12/6: Completed 25 of 45 for 271 yards with three TDs and no INTs… Had a pair of scoring passes to Jerome Harrison (8, 8) and one to Mohamed Massaquoi (11)… Figures for both attempts and completions marked career bests… Also rushed for eight yards on two attempts… Game 13 vs. Pittsburgh 12/10: Completed 6 of 19 for 90 yards with a long of 37… Also rushed for two yards on one carry… Game 14 at Kansas City 12/20: Completed 10 of 17 passes for 66 yards with no TDs and two INTs… Also rushed for a career-high 39 yards on four attempts a figure which tied a single-game high… This included a career-long 24-yard on third-and-1 from the Browns’ 39 in the fourth quarter, leading to a Jerome Harrison 28-yard TD run three plays later… When he had a pass picked off by Brandon Carr in the first quarter, it snapped Quinn’s string of 150 straight passes without an interception… Game 15 vs. Oakland 12/27: Was placed on injured reserve on December 22 and sat out the remainder of the year. 2008Game 1 vs. Dallas 9/7: Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…DNP…Game 2 vs. Pittsburgh 9/14: Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…DNP…Game 3 at Baltimore 9/21: Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…DNP…Game 4 at Cincinnati 9/28: Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…DNP…Game 5 vs. N.Y. Giants 10/13: Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…DNP…Game 6 at Washington 10/19: Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…DNP…Game 7 at Jacksonville 10/26: Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…DNP…Game 8 vs. Baltimore 11/2: Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…DNP… Game 9 vs. Denver 11/6: Made his first NFL start at QB and was 23 of 35 passing for 239 yards with 2 TDs and a 104.3 QB rating…In the 1st quarter, orchestrated a 6 play, 59 yard (3:25) drive capped by a 5 yard TD pass to TE Kellen Winslow to tie the game, 7-7, as Quinn was 2-2-23 passing on the drive…In the 2nd quarter, connected with Winslow on a 16 yard TD pass to open a 17-7 lead…Had a streak of 10 consecutive completions through the 2nd and 3rd quarters…In the 4th quarter, orchestrated a 9 play, 78 yard (4:53) drive, capped by a 1 yard TD plunge by RB Jamal Lewis to open a 30-27 lead, as Quinn was 3-4-53 passing on the drive…Completed a pass to eight different receivers…Added 1 rush for 3 yards…Game 10 at Buffalo 11/17: Started at QB and was 14 of 36 passing for 185 yards for a 55.9 QB rating…In the 2nd quarter, orchestrated a 12 play, 96 yard (5:57) drive, capped by a Joshua Cribbs 2-yard TD run to open a 13-0 lead, as Quinn was 4-5-62 passing on the drive…Late in the 4th quarter, trailing 27-26 with 2:25 remaining in regulation, orchestrated a 7 play, 28 yard (0:46) drive with a 12 yard completion to WR Braylon Edwards and a 16 yard connection to TE Kellen Winslow down to the Buffalo 39 yard line and K Phil Dawson nailed a game-winning 56 yard FG for the 29-27 final…Added 4 rushes for 18 yards…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/23: Started at QB and was 8 of 18 passing for 94 yards with 2 interceptions for a 21.3 QB rating…In the 2nd quarter, orchestrated a 12 play, 62 yard (5:38) drive, capped by K Phil Dawson’s 32 yard FG, as Quinn was 3-6-26 passing on the drive…Also in the 2nd stanza, connected with WR Braylon Edwards on a 42 yard completion down to the Houston 19 yard line, and four plays later Dawson added another 32 yard FG…The 42 yard completion was the longest of his career…Replaced by Derek Anderson to start the 4th quarter…Placed on Reserve-Injured on Nov. 26. 2007Game 1 vs. Pittsburgh 9/9: Inactive 3rd QB… Game 2 vs. Cincinnati 9/16: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 3 at Oakland 9/23: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 4 vs. Baltimore 9/30: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 5 at New England 10/7: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 6 vs. Miami 10/14: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 7 at St. Louis 10/28: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 8 vs. Seattle 11/4: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 9 at Pittsburgh 11/11: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 10 at Baltimore 11/18: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 11 vs. Houston 11/25: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 12 at Arizona 12/2: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 13 at N.Y. Jets 12/9: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 14 vs. Buffalo 12/16: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 15 at Cincinnati 12/23: DNP…Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Game 16 vs. San Francisco 12/30: Backup QB to starter Derek Anderson…Made his Browns debut in the 2nd quarter for one series for starter Derek Anderson (hand)…Was 3-of-8 passing for 45 yards…Led the Browns on an 11-play, 57-yard (2:16) drive at the end of the second quarter, capped by K Phil Dawson’s 23-yard FG to open a 17-7 lead. College HighlightsDuring his four seasons with the Fighting Irish (2003-06) shattered 36 school records (10 career, 12 single-season, four single-game, 10 miscellaneous) including career pass attempts (1,602), completions (929), yards (11,742), yards per game (239.6), touchdown passes (95) and lowest interception percentage (2.43)…Won 29 games as a starter at Notre Dame, tied for most in school history… Finished career ranked in the top ten in NCAA Division I history in career pass attempts (seventh), passing yards
(tenth) and touchdown passes (ninth)…His completion percentage of 58.0 ranked second in school annals…His 11,944 yards in total offense broke the old school career record of 7,479 yards by Ron Powlus and his 1,856 plays topped the previous all-time record of 1,201 by Powlus…Had a string of 16 consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass (2004-05)…His average of 334.1 yards per game in total offense in 2005 shattered the previous school season-record of 281.3 yards by Joe Theismann in 1970…Also owns the top three pass completion seasons in school annals, hitting on 292 throws in 2005, 289 in 2006 and 191 in 2004…His pass completion percentage of 64.9% in 2005 broke the Irish season-record of 61.6% by Kevin McDougal in 1993… His 32 touchdown passes in 2005 shattered the Notre Dame record of 19 by Powlus in 1994, followed by Quinn topping his own record with 37 scoring strikes in 2006… As a senior in 2006, named All-American Dream Team selection by the NFL Draft report, earning second-team honors from the Football Writers Association…Received the 2006 Notre Dame Most Valuable Player Award for the second-consecutive year after sharing it with Jeff Samardzija in 2005… Became Notre Dame’s sixth winner of the Maxwell Award, presented to college football’s most outstanding player…Winner of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented annually to top senior quarterback in the nation…Voted team captain for second consecutive year as determined in a vote by his teammates…Started all 13 games, ranking 11th nationally in total offense (269.0 ypg),
10th in passing yardage (3,426), eighth in pass completions per game (22.23), 18th in passing efficiency with a 146.6 rating and fifth in points responsible for (18.0 ppg)…Set a school record as he did not throw an interception in 226 consecutive passes – also the season high for NCAA Division I in 2006…Threw at least two touchdown passes in each of his first 12 games…Graduated with dual degrees in political science and finance. PersonalBorn in Columbus, Ohio…Attended Coffman (Dublin, Ohio) High School…Uncle, David Slates, played football at Brown University while another uncle, Steve Slates, played football at Kentucky…Named Columbus Dispatch and Ohio Capital Conference Offensive Player of the Year and was an All-State choice as a senior…Two-time All- Conference selection served as team captain twice…As a senior in 2002, completed 143-of-258 passes for 2,149 yards, 25 touchdowns and only four interceptions while rushing for 108 yards and six touchdowns…Helped his team post an 8-3 mark in 2002 and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio…Also lettered three times in baseball…Named All-Conference in baseball as a junior...This past spring participated in the NFL and NFL Players Association three-day business management and entrepreneurial workshop at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University…Supports various charitable organizations that benefit disabled and
handicapped youth…Sister, Laura, is married to former Ohio State All-American and current Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk…Resides in Dublin, Ohio. |