Brandon Weeden

Brandon Weeden transitioned from a professional baseball career to becoming a National Football League (NFL) quarterback, playing for multiple teams including the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, and Tennessee Titans. After leading the Oklahoma State Cowboys to an 11–1 regular season in 2011 and a victory in the 2012 BCS Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Brandon Weeden went on to become the oldest player ever taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. He began his collegiate football career as the starting quarterback for the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 2010, earning First-team All-Big 12 honors that year. In 2011, Weeden continued his success, securing Second-team All-Big 12 honors and throwing for 399 yards and four touchdowns in the 2012 BCS Tostitos Fiesta Bowl win.

He concluded his robust NFL playing career in 2018. Across his impactful NFL career, Brandon Weeden played in 35 games, accumulating 6,462 passing yards and throwing 31 touchdowns. Before his decorated football career, Weeden demonstrated his versatility as a professional baseball player. In 2002, he was drafted as a pitcher by the New York Yankees in the second round of the Major League Baseball Draft, playing minor league baseball for teams including the GCL Yankees, Staten Island Yankees, Columbus Catfish, and High Desert Mavericks from 2002 to 2006.

This unique professional journey, transitioning from a second-round MLB draft pick to a first-round NFL selection and starting quarterback, highlights his exceptional athletic talent and adaptability at the highest levels of professional sports.