Thank you, Brady

After being drafted to play for the Cleveland Browns, Brady Quinn is moving on to make his mark on the NFL.

God knows he's made his mark on Notre Dame football.

School Records Held By Quinn:
SINGLE GAME:
Completions
Consecutive Completions
Touchdown Passes
Passes without an interception
SINGLE SEASON:
Passing Attempts
Attempts Per Game
Passing Completions
Completions Per Game
Completion Percentage
Pass Efficiency Rating
Passing Yards
Passing Yards Per Game
Touchdown Passes
Passes without an interception, multiple games
Total Plays
Yards Gained
Yards Per Game
Points Responsible For
Points Responsible For, Per Game

CAREER:
Passing Attempts
Attempts Per Game
Passing Completions
Passing Yards
Passing Yards Per Game
Touchdown Passes
Total Plays
Yards Gained
Yards Per Game
Points Responsible For
Points Responsible For, Per Game

More important than his individual records, he put Notre Dame back on the map of college football, working tirelessly to improve himself every year, and leading his teams to improve over his career.

2003: 5-6
2004: 6-6
2005: 9-3, Fiesta Bowl appearance
2006: 10-3, Sugar Bowl appearance

But what I will remember most about Brady Quinn is the part he played in representing our University during my tenure here. I suffered with him as he struggled under Tyrone Willingham, and I rejoiced with him as he soaked in the knowledge from Coach Weis and transformed a BAD Notre Dame team into back-to-back BCS appearances.

And although I never met Brady, I was immensely proud of him today as he calmly handled the adversity of being passed over time and time again for players that he knows are not as good as him. But he did not pout, he did not complain. When asked pointed questions about his plummeting draft status, Brady remained calm and collected, and when his number was called, he was gracious and optimistic about his future.

Many Notre Dame players have displayed this same kind of poise and character throughout the years as well as Brady has, but Brady and I share one thing that I don't share with all those others:

Notre Dame Class of 2007.

Best of luck to you, Brady Quinn. Today you performed one last miraculous transformation in your stellar career - transforming a life long Redskins fan into a die-hard Browns fan.