Good news for Colt Brennan and all of the people who have been rooting for him to get another chance. The Hartford Colonials of the United Football League have secured the rights to the former University of Hawaii quarterback.
Hartford’s head coach is Jerry Glanville, who was UH’s defensive coordinator during Brennan’s sophomore and juniors seasons in 2005 and 2006. “I’m excited coach Glanville reached out and protected my (UFL) rights,” Brennan said. “I’m stoked about that. I would love the opportunity, if it happens, to play for coach Glanville.”
As of this story, Brennan had not signed any agreements with the team. It seems that they are still talking it over. This is one way that Brennan could try to make a run at a starting job – either in the UFL or in the NFL in the future.
An offer from a National Football League team before July 11 — the first day of UFL training camps — would supersede the Colonials’ rights. The NFL, currently in a lockout, cannot make free-agent offers until after a labor agreement has been reached. That being said, even if the NFL gets a deal done, it is unlikely that Brennan would get an offer, especially coming off of a serious accident.
If Brennan does sign with the Hartford Colonials then he would currently sit 2nd on the depth chart behind the current Colonial starting quarterback. However, the Colonials had a rough season last year, so Brennan could make a legitimate run at the starting job.
According to Brennan’s agent – Ryan Tollner, Brenna is fully healed from the accident and is in terrific football shape.
This could be a fresh start for Brennan, as it seems nothing at the higher levels of football have panned out for him so far. There have been many quarterbacks who have gone this route and ended up having great careers – Kurt Warner comes to mind. It may be a tough road, but at least he is getting another chance.
Tags: Colt Brennan, NFL, UFL, Warrior Football
The are zero NFL QB’s from the UFL. Kurt Warner played in Arena football not the UFL.
Kurt Warner is one of the greatest and most excited quarterbacks in NFL history. Wish Kurt would come out of retirement for one more season and maybe even another Super Bowl appearance. Either way, Kurt is a first ballot Hall of Famer.
Timmy. You are a moron. I’m pretty sure he didn’t mean the UFL specifically… Just the fact that they took a different route to get to the NFL by playing in a different league.
@Lee: Thank you for the backup man. You are correct, I just meant that there have been a few quarterbacks that have taken an alternative route.
@Timmy: Thanks for reading man. I could have worded it a little better for you. Enjoy the site!
Jeremy, np. Thanks for sparing me the name calling. Though Colt is going in the opposite direction that Warner did. But then again he can light up the stats in the UFL and make history once more. But it’s still not the NFL.
lol @ Colt. UFL is probably too big of a league for him. He’ll never take another snap in the NFL.
I hope you are never knocked out by someone and have to take time to recuperate from that ordeal and then have 2 extensive surgeries on both of your hips only to turn around and get into a car accident that leaves you overcoming some huge challenges! So, whatever you dream up in your head, keep it to yourself and SHUT THE HELL UP about Colt! When you have proof positive of what you think you know, then and only then can you say anything. DO you live in a glass house? Have you ever done anything to hurt someone else whether it was your fault or not and had some talk and talk about it??? SHUT UP!
Zero UFL QBs in the NFL, eh?
QB J.P. Losman Seahawks/Locomotives ’09
Was out of the NFL until playing 2009 in the UFL for Jim Fassel in Las Vegas.
QB Richard Bartel Cardinals/Mountain Lions ’10
Went from unemployed, to UFL backup, to Cardinals starter in 2010
QB Matt Gutierrez Bears/Nighthawks ’10
Omaha backup signed with da Bears after 2010 season.
QB Chris Greisen Cowboys/Tuskers ’09-’10
After playin 2009 and 2010 in the UFL, was Cowboys backup by season’s end.
QB Ryan Perrilloux Giants/Colonials ’10
Rookie showed enough for Hartford to get Giants contract.
QB Drew Willy Jets/Locomotives ’10
Another rookie who earned an NFL camp shot after 2010 UFL seaosn.
They went in the wrong direction just like Colt.
Colt Brennan is so far off the NFL radar it’s pathetic. This has to be the end of the line for the -
“gunslinger” with the non-NFL pop-gun arm. We loved you at UH, but now you are embarrassing us!
It was fun while it lasted, ma halo Colt!
Shut up about Colt. He has endured some rough times being knocked out on the field and his car accident! Until YOU have personally walked in HIS shoes, SHUT the hell up!!!!! He has overcome some huge challenges that only family knows about!!! AND, if your family you wouldn’t be running your fat trap!!!
smiley is right, he is outright EMBARRASSING himself and us UH loyals. His “obstacles” have all been caused by himself and only he. HE sexually assualted that girl and got off, HE acted with entitlement with the Redskins without ever taking a snap in the NFL, and HE, along with his girlfriend, have conveinently “forgot” what caused the accident that injured Mrs. Wang. So you shut your fat trap Sharon. And why do you care? Your a girl, you probably think the little rapist is cute. Colt is in the UFL, and now that they drafted Jerrod Johnson number 1, little Colton will be riding the bench again with his hat cocked sideways looking like a little wannabe rapper. Game, set, MATCH.
@smiley4284
Embarrassing us ???? The only thing embarassing is hawaii’s football team before colt came along.What is your problem the guy wants to live his dream dont cut him down.He might never get to play one down in the NFL regular season but at least hes trying.
Colt Brennan has been such a failure in the NFL it is comical. Now he’s going to the UFL? I’ll sum this up with this: a QB NOBODY in the NFL cares about is going to a league NOBODY cares about.
@ TIMMY,
why so much animosity? is your last name chang?
@ longdistancerunabout,
Game ,Set, match? I would expect those comments from a tennis player or someone who never played a contact sport. How many professional athletes after coming off life threatening injuries still gets back on the saddle to once again get his head bashed into the turf by a 250 pound line backer just live out his dream again? Most cowards fold and call it quits. Then go on to resort to blaming everyone else or publicly scorn people and criticize their efforts on blogs. As for failure in the NFL/UFL? So what if he’s gonna suck or not! If his legacy is sucking in the NFL /UFL ,then you gotta give him props for just getting back on the horse. Resiliency and toughness. These may be your short comings mr. tennis player, but you should learn to appreciate!
Aloha. Colt is in the UFL now? Talk about falling off the face of the earth! I thought he was possibly working as a coach or something after he shamed himself in Washington and Oakland. Sometimes when people fail at the highest level, it’s best to stop and try something else. When you are not good enough, you embarrass yourself and the fans who used to idolize you. At least we got Davone Bess kicking butt! Honestly, who cares about Colt anymore. Please Colt, stay away from football. You are too small and flawed to play past the WAC. Mahalo. And oh yeah, go Davone!
tho colt was the recipient of that offense, there’s no cooler comeback story in college. the run & shoot made the story mythical. hate kobe. hate tiger. colt’s ok. i’d love to have been a god in that island culture. i think all he really wanted or expected was to bank that first nfl year, cause one year’s salary goes a long way. he never had any grandiose ideas. just appreciated playing ball. it’s where it starts. the simple love and appreciation for the game. got that degree didn’t he. now he’ll put it to some use. i think he knew this all along. that’s wat i ike about him. never wanted to be the best. just wanted to play.
You can’t fault Colt for what he is doing, he really digs football! That being said, I pray he isn’t seriously using this as a reason to get back into the NFL. At Redskin camp he was pathetically out of shape and very weak-armed, his 3 hitch throw was getting batted down all the time. His out patterns were high-school at best. He is so very weak physically. He needs to bulk up an hit the gym. Hopefully he puts his stamp on the UFL though! Don’t expect him ever to see an NFL field though unless he changes his very poor attitude and lethargic work ethic. I traveled to Redskins training camp to watch him and met three UH alums there who were just as shocked as I was at his appearance and performance
. He’s really slipped. Get back on board Colt and tear up the UFL!!!!!! Island Lilly
I live in Hartford and Colt has generated zero buzz with this “team”. When I talked about him with my classmates, they were like “who?” and didn’t even know what the UFL was. CB simply is a nobody outside of Hawaii and I find that sad with all he did in college. It’s amazing how fast college football names fall out of the limelight.
Another thing, hardly anybody knows the UFL exists here in Hartford. The advertising is terrible. All they seem to want is their damn NHL hockey team back that left like 20 years ago!
I fear this is the last we will hear of CB in any pro or semi-pro league and that’s a shame.
And why is Colt still news? I guess that is the state of Hawaii sports………articles about our constant professional washouts begging for jobs through old coaches for a final shot in the minor leagues that nobody gives two #$#$@ about.
There is this guy named “Bess” in Miami who I hear is pretty good.
2007 called, it wants its Colt Brennan glory back.
I think Colt’s feeling of entitlement and cockiness carried over from his Warrior days doomed his NFL career. If he’s humbled enough, he may be able to salvage some dignity and respect in the UFL. He and his agent seriously overestimated his talent, that is what turned off a lot of Redskin coaches. Plus he never carried himself well. This is, well, was the NFL son, not Laguna Beach.
I hope Colt does really well in the UFL and his phone starts ringing with NFL scouts!
I think it’s really sad how some people from Hawai”i and UH loyalist mention negative things about Colt Brennan. So what if he’s not playing in the NFL. You guys should just support him where ever he plays, after all he’s done for the state of Hawai’i. Did you guys already forget about all the positive things he did. Things like hosting football camps for kids, Fundraising, and most of all he gave up Millions of $ in the NFL Draft to go back and play for Hawai”i in his senior year. Always remember he “Chose” the State of Hawai”i and it’s People over “Money” so he deserves Respect. Go to YouTube and watch “Colt Brennan Announces He Will Return For Senior Season” check out the 4:00 and 9:10 marks. Give the him a break he’s been through alot. He just loves to play football, so just let him (with the support of the Aloha State)
no matter where he’s playing!
Hey, Colt did ALOT for UH and Hawaii, no doubt. But I always sensed a dirty underbelly of cocky attitude with him. When I saw his early practices with the Washington Redskins, with his hat to the side and his shorts down his a s s I knew he didn’t have NFL acumen. I mean, who did he think he was? He was a nobody but strutted around like he had it made. It was so disappointing to everyone that knew him as the young go-getting kid at UH. Well, who’s fault is that? June Jones and everyone else who put him so high on a pedestal that he felt like he had it made from the get go when in reality he was a complete nobody outside of UH. Humility and realistic expectations will get him where he wants to go, but at this stage, at his age, it isn’t going to be the National Football League. Hopefully he teaches kids that hard work, not a cocky attitude, will get you to the top. Now at least I have a reason to watch this UFL if it comes on in Hawaii. Thank you for reading my comments and positive thoughts for the new Colt.
“This could be a fresh start for Brennan, as it seems nothing at the higher levels of football have panned out for him so far.”
Really, nothing seemed to pan out for him? What gives you that impression? The fact that no NFL team wants him because he is the epitome of every WAC or small spread QB? The fact that he’s tried out for 3 NFL teams and couldn’t get any love for the bruddah?
Quality reporting.
Articles like this do Colt a serious disservice. Anyhow, hopefully he springboards this FUL….errr…LUF….err….whatever it is, oh, UFL into something bigger!
From reading these posts, some pretty hurtful, it appears nobody cares.
That’s pretty much my stance on it too.
Hey Colt, how did that UFL job work out for you? lol
Sad. Bandwagoners. Its one of the reason fans can be such an embarrassment. Especially sports fans. Neanderthals. So smug. You put your adoration of the performance of a sport over humanity. Perform to our liking = worship and admiration. Don’t perform to our liking = abhorrence and detestation. More than anything, I’m shamed by some of my fellow islanders. So many have lost the true spirit of Aloha. You forget so quickly. I thought we were better than that. People are so quick with their judgements when they only see what they want to see and believe the crap that they read. You puff up your prideful chests and bravely talk smack when you have no idea about the truth.
smiley..you’re, in the truest sense; an okole. Quote: “We loved you at UH, but now you’re embarrassing us.” Please do not presume to speak for the kanaka maoli. It is ignorant and blasphemous. Have your opinion, but don’t for one second use “we” and “us” and think you speak for all of UH and Hawai’i nei. You most certainly do not.
Colt Brennan is still unemployed. HOW EMBARRASSING TO US IN THE ISLANDS. What a loser he turned out to be
What’s embarrassing is your ignorance. You have no idea what you’re talking about.
Now Colt is signing with the CFL. Sigh, another UH NFL fail story. Colt’s NFL washout is just embarrassing. Good luck Colt, I guess.
Looking back, COLT WAS A FAILURE in the pros, no matter what league he fell to he sucked