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American football quarterback Colt Brennan played professionally in the NFL.
At the collegiate level, he first suited up for the Hawaii Rainbows.
Brennan was the team’s first player to make it to the Heisman Trophy final four.
Despite finishing his collegiate career with 14,193 throwing yards and being picked by the Washington franchise of the NFL with the 186th overall pick of the 2008 NFL Draught, Brennan was never able to establish himself as a pro.
According to Hawaii News Now, he was forced to retire after a major vehicle accident in 2010.
His ribs were broken, and he also had injuries to his head and collarbone in the incident.
Colt Brennan Cause of De@th
TMZ Sports claimed that a toxicology analysis determined that the de@th of former Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan was the result of an accidental drug overdose.
Former University of Hawaii Football Star Colt Brennan's Death Caused by Accidental Drug Overdose https://t.co/w9Dwl0Kbcm
— People (@people) September 18, 2021
The report states that Brennan’s body had fentanyl, methamphetamine, amphetamine, and ethanol at the time of his de@th in May.
Brennan, who led the Warriors to multiple records as their head coach from 2005 to 2007, was found unconscious in a hotel room in California and later died there. He was 37.
Colt Brennan Legacy Fund established to honor Hawaii football legend https://t.co/eEOaJdIhtK #HNN
— Hawaii News Now (@HawaiiNewsNow) September 14, 2021
Brennan Tried Detox Before Dying
In an interview given earlier this year, Brennan’s father Terry revealed that his son had been receiving treatment in a rehabilitation centre in the months immediately up to his de@th.
It was fentanyl, according to Terry, and his kid “ingested something laced with fentanyl and never regained consciousness.” Hours after being in a hotel room with others, Brennan was found unconscious. He reportedly tried to enrol in a hospital’s detox programme on the same day, but was denied admission due to a lack of available beds.
“He was really into [the treatment program],” Terry told ESPN in May. “It involved a lot of physical activity and he liked it. He was working with soldiers who had come back from Afghanistan and Iraq with similar problems. He was doing quite well with it for four months. Then something happened and he went to the dark side, and it was just not good.”
Terry stated his kid died early the next morning “peacefully” with his family around him.
Brennan excelled during his three years coaching at Hawaii, helping the Warriors to back-to-back 10-win campaigns in 2006 and 2007.
After a spectacular 2006 season in which he passed for 5,549 yards and 58 touchdowns while completing nearly 73% of his throws, he finished sixth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy. Until former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow surpassed it in 2019, his 58 touchdown passes were the most ever in FBS history.
The following year, Brennan guided Hawaii to a perfect regular season and a third-place finish in Heisman voting. With over 14,200 passing yards and 131 touchdowns, he finished his college career in the top 10 in FBS history for passing yards per game, career passing touchdowns, and career passing yards. During his time in college, he “broke” or “tied” 31 separate NCAA records.
Brennan played for the NFL for three seasons before moving on to the CFL and then arena football. Later, in 2010, he was in a terrible vehicle accident that left him with a traumatic brain injury and multiple arrests for drunk driving.
“He was doing so well, the spark was back in his eyes, and he was healthy and doing great, and it happened,” Terry told the Hawaii Star-Advertiser in May.
“He had been doing really well. These guys were no-nonsense guys. It just got away from him. I don’t know how else to explain it. Maybe one day I’ll be able to explain it better.”
How Colt Brennan Changed Hawaii Football?
From 2005 to 2007, Hawai’i football was on the map thanks to Colt Brennan’s dominance. Brennan crafted an attractive professional life in the Aloha State. Brennan had a completion percentage of 72.6 in 2006, throwing for 5,549 yards and 58 touchdowns.
A record stood until current Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow tossed 60 touchdowns for LSU in 2019; his throwing yardage total from that season is currently the seventh-highest in FBS history. Brennan opted to play his last year of college football at Hawai’i rather than enter the NFL Draught.
Brennan guided the University of Hawaii to its first Western Athletic Conference championship that year. He threw for 4,343 yards and 38 scores, good for third place in Heisman voting. Brennan made Heisman history by becoming the first player from Hawaii to reach the final four.
Brennan had one of the greatest collegiate football careers for Hawaii. In the end, he threw for 14,193 yards and 131 scores. Brennan ranks in the top 8 all-time in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and passing yards per game in FBS history.
After college at Hawai’i, Washington drafted Brennan in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draught. However, injuries prevented him from playing in his rookie season, and he was subsequently released.
He was never an NFL player. Brennan had a severe brain injury in a car accident in 2010, making it difficult for him to continue his football career. He tried his luck in the USFL, CFL, and AFL but was ultimately unsuccessful.
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