Former Washington Football Team draft pick Colt Brennan has reportedly passed away at the age of 37.
Brennan, a superstar at the University of Hawaii, was a sixth-round selection by Washington in 2008 but never appeared in an NFL regular-season game.
Details of his death — reported by Hawaii News Now — weren’t immediately available..
Brennan enjoyed a record-breaking career at Hawaii, using his side-armed delivery to hurl an NCAA record 96 touchdown passes in two seasons. He was also the university’s first-ever Heisman Trophy finalist, earning the honor in 2007 after throwing 58 touchdowns (a single-season record), when he led Hawaii to an undefeated regular season, a WAC championship and a spot in the Sugar Bowl.
Brennan became a fan favorite in Washington after he was drafted, starting after he finished the 2008 Hall of Fame Game 9-for-10 for 123 yards and two touchdowns to beat the Colts. Shortly after, in a preseason game against the Jets, Brennan went 4-for-5 with 79 passing yards, 33 of those yards on a game-winning strike to Jason Goode. He finished that preseason with the most touchdowns (3), highest quarterback rating (109.9) and most passing yards (411) by a rookie quarterback, while fans continued to clamor for him to be the Week 1 starter.
But Brennan never saw the field that season, suffered multiple injuries in 2009, and was released by Washington in 2010. He signed with the Raiders afterward but was cut almost right away. He never returned to the NFL.
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