Games Played/Started:

2007 (1/0); 2008 (3/3)

Career Totals

4 games, 3 starts

Career Transactions

Selected in the first round (22nd overall) by the Cleveland Browns at the 2007 NFL Draft...Placed on Injured Reserve on November 25, 2008.

2008

Game 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.

2007

Game 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 Highlights

During 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.

Personal

Born 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.