Career High school Quinn attended Dublin Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio and ranked sixth on the Detroit Free Press "Best of the Midwest" team and was listed at number 20 on ESPN's list of the nation's top 100 players as a preparatory student.[1] As a high school junior in 2001 , Quinn threw for 2,200 yards and 21 touchdowns to go along with 15 interceptions, posting a 9-4 record with which Coffman reached the Division I state semi-finals.[1] As a senior in 2002 , he threw for 2,149 yards, completing 143 of 258 pass attempts, and he threw 25 touchdowns with only four interceptions while also rushing for 108 yards and six touchdowns.[1] Quinn helped his team post an 8-3 record and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.[1] Brady was named the Columbus Dispatch and Ohio Capital Conference Offensive Player of the Year and was an All-State choice.[1] Brady was also named an All-Conference player in baseball as a junior and lettered three times.[1] He was also a member of Young Life, the Rock Solid Club and Who's Who Among America High School Students.[1] In the fall of 2002, then-Notre Dame head coach Tyrone Willingham offered Quinn a scholarship, acting on a tip from fellow recruit Chinedum Ndukwe's father.[2] College Quinn accepted Willingham's scholarship and attended the University of Notre Dame, where he "shattered" 36 Fighting Irish records during his four seasons with the team.[1] There were ten career records, twelve single-season records, four single-game records and ten miscellaneous records broken by Brady throughout those four years,[1] including the record for career pass attempts with 1,602, completions with 929, yards-per-game with 239.6, touchdown passes with 95, and the Irish's lowest interception percentage with 2.43.[1] Quinn also won 29 games as a starter at Notre Dame, which is tied for the most in school history.[1] He also ranks in the top ten in NCAA Division I history in career pass attempts (ranked seventh), passing yards (ranked tenth) and touchdown passes (ranked ninth).[1] For his college career, Quinn also had 32 interceptions in three years. Comparing Quinn to other Notre Dame top-10 quarterbacks, that is in line with Steve Beurelein (44 in four years), Terry Hanratty (34 in three years) and Joe Theismann (35 in three years). It contrasts with other top Notre Dame quarterbacks, such as Ron Powlus (27 in four years), Rick Mirer (23 in four years), Jarious Jackson (21 in four years) and Joe Montana (25 in three years).[3] In 2005, under the supervision of Notre Dame's new head coach Charlie Weis, formerly of the New England Patriots, Brady blossomed as a starting quarterback. He averaged 110 more passing yards per game than he had as a sophomore while nearly doubling his number of touchdown passes, throwing 32 in 2005 compared to 17 in 2004.[1] Quinn placed fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting behind Reggie Bush, Vince Young and Matt Leinart.[4] Quinn was named to the 2005 AP All-America Team as a third-team quarterback[5] and the 2006 SI.com All-American Team as a second-team quarterback.[6] Quinn also received the Sammy Baugh Trophy as the nation's top passer of the 2005 season.[7] Brady Quinn, along with then-teammates Tom Zbikowski (#9) and Travis Thomas (#26) on the cover of Sports Illustrated's 2006 College Football Preview issue (2006-08-22).Prior to the start of the 2006 college football season, Brady Quinn was featured on the 2006-08-22 issue of Sports Illustrated's 2006 College Football Preview issue along with then-teammates Tom Zbikowski and Travis Thomas with the caption "Notre Dame: The Battle For No. 1."[8] Quinn was expected to lead his Fighting Irish squad as one of the best college football quarterbacks in the country. However, the team's #2 pre-season ranking[9] was put to the test in games against the Michigan Wolverines on 2006-09-16 in which the Irish lost 47-21[10] and USC Trojans on November 25, 2006 in which the Irish lost 24-44.[11] Arguably, these were the team's two biggest games of the season,[citation needed] and proved to be the team's only regular-season losses.[12] However, despite the somewhat disappointing season for the Fighting Irish in which the team finished ranked #11,[13] Quinn posted rather impressive numbers, finishing the season with 3,426 yards on 289 completions out of 467 attempts for a completion percentage of 61.9% and 7.34 yards-per-attempt.[14] He threw 37 touchdowns to only 7 interceptions, and was sacked 31 times.[14] Brady finished the regular season with a passing efficiency rating of 146.65,[14] which ranked him 18th in the country.[15] Quinn and the Fighting Irish were invited to the 2007 Sugar Bowl on January 3, 2007, where the team would face off against the LSU Tigers. However, Quinn would prove to be outmatched against the strong LSU defense, which held him to only 148 passing yards. Quinn threw only two touchdown passes, both in the first half, and the Tigers held Notre Dame scoreless through the second half of the game to defeat the Fighting Irish 14-41.[16] Following the 2006 season, Quinn won several awards, including the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[17] for the best college quarterback in the nation and the Maxwell Award[18] for the best college football player. Brady finished third in the Heisman Trophy balloting behind Troy Smith and Darren McFadden.[19] He was also named the Cingular All-America Player of the Year[20] and was named to the 2006 AP All-America Team as a second-team quarterback.[21] Professional NFL Draft Coming into the draft Quinn was considered to be one of the top players in the country and was invited to attend the draft in person. Before the draft started, Quinn was labeled as a "franchise quarterback in the mold of Carson Palmer."[22] He was projected to be picked in the top ten and even could have been the number one overall pick.[23][24][25] While many suspected the Browns would select Quinn with the third pick, Quinn fell to the 22nd pick in the draft.[26] Following the draft, Quinn was criticized by Joe Theismann in a radio interview, claiming that Quinn looked "unprofessional" when he was on stage following his name being called.[27] Theismann was bothered by the appearance of Quinn's hair and the fact that he was chewing gum.[27] Quinn responded by saying that he apologizes to "anyone, obviously, who is a Notre Dame alum, or for those fans who thought I wasn't being very business like",[27] saying that he was there for a long time and that the last thing that he thought of after his name was called was whether he was chewing gum or straightening his tie.[27] "I was just trying to get on stage as fast as possible and get that Browns jersey in my hand," Quinn said.[27] Cleveland Browns Brady Quinn's NFL debut as a BrownAfter an initial holdout,[28] [29] Quinn signed a five-year deal with the Browns worth a reported $20.2 million, with $7.5 million guaranteed. He could make up to $30 million with incentives.[30] Quinn's 10-day absence from training camp had all but ensured he will not win the Browns' starting job.[31] Quinn's first NFL action came in the 4th quarter of the second game of the 2007 preseason. He was 13/20 (65%) for 155 yards and 2 touchdowns. On September 11, 2007 starting quarterback Charlie Frye was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a sixth round draft pick, moving Quinn to second on the Brown's depth chart behind Derek Anderson.[32] On December 30, 2007, when Anderson hurt his pinky and wrist, Quinn made his debut in the Browns' final game of the season against the San Francisco 49ers. Although there was speculation that the Browns would trade Anderson to get back into the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft,[33] Browns' general manager, Phil Savage, later stated that he hoped to sign Anderson, and keep both quarterbacks for the 2008 season.[34] Personal life Brady's sister, Laura, is married to A. J. Hawk, a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers and a former All-American at Ohio State.[1] He is a second cousin to Zachary Ty Bryan, who starred as Brad on the television show Home Improvement.[35] Quinn graduated from Notre Dame with dual degrees in political science and finance,[36] and currently resides in Dublin, Ohio,[1] but during the Browns season resides in Avon Lake, Ohio.[citation needed]