Danny Brannagan Danny Brannagan ( born July 4 , 1986 in Burlington , Ontario ) is a professional Canadian football quarterback who is currently a free agent . He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League . High school . Brannagan attended high school at Assumption Catholic Secondary School in Burlington where in his 5th and final year in 2004 , he led the Assumption Crusaders to the GHAC finals where they defeated St . Jean de Brebeuf in a thriller , with the final score 29 - 28 . Trailing by 27 points with less than 8 minutes to play , Brannagan led Assumption ' s offense to an amazing comeback , taking the lead with under 2 minutes left to play . College career . 2005 . Brannagan began his university football career with the Queen ' s Golden Gaels in 2005 and quickly assumed the starting quarterback position . In a game against Wilfrid Laurier , he came off the bench in the fourth quarter and threw for 110 yards , earning the start the following week against York University . He threw for 341 yards in the team ' s win and never looked back , starting the final seven games of the season . He was named the OUA Rookie of the Year for the 2005 season after completing 115 passes out of 209 attempts for 1 , 860 yards to go along with 12 touchdowns and 10 interceptions . 2006 - 2007 . In 2006 , Brannagan started all ten games for Queen ' s ( including two playoff games ) , leading the team to a 4 - 4 record . He finished the season ranked third in the OUA with 1 , 744 passing yards and threw for 11 touchdowns and 11 interceptions . In 2007 , Brannagan started eight regular season games and one playoff game , as the team finished with a 6 - 2 record . He showed great improvement this season , passing for 2 , 123 yards for 15 touchdowns and only six interceptions . He also played in the CIS East / West Bowl in Hamilton that year . 2008 . Brannagan continued to improve for the 2008 season , as he completed 144 of 255 passes for 2 , 407 yards for a nation - leading 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions . In a week six win versus the University of Ottawa , he passed Tommy Denison as Queen ' s all - time leading passer . He again started all eight regular season games compiling an undefeated record of 8 - 0 and first seed in the OUA playoffs . However , the Golden Gaels were defeated by the underdog Ottawa Gee - Gees in the second round of the playoffs . For his outstanding play , Brannagan was named to the CIS All - Canadian Second Team . 2009 . While the team suffered their first loss in the last regular season game of 2009 , it would be the last time Brannagan would lose a CIS football game . Brannagan started seven games in 2009 , en route to the Golden Gaels ' 7 - 1 regular season finish . During the season , he would become only the third CIS quarterback to throw for over 10 , 000 yards in a career , and finished second all - time behind Michael Faulds with 10 , 714 yards . He threw for career bests of 2 , 580 yards and a 62 . 14 % completion percentage to go along with 15 touchdowns and just seven interceptions . In the post - season , Brannagan was named Yates Cup MVP after recording a 43 - 39 win over Michael Faulds and the Western Ontario Mustangs . He capped off his outstanding collegiate career with a 33 - 31 win over the Calgary Dinos in the Vanier Cup where he was again named MVP for the game . Heading into the final week of the 2009 regular season and despite having already missed a game due to injury , Brannagan led Western quarterback Michael Faulds by 164 career passing yards , and sat just 30 yards short of the all - time CIS record of 10 , 455 yards which was set just one season earlier by former McGill quarterback Matt Connell . However , Brannagan had a mediocre Week 8 , completing 25 of 45 attempts for 289 yards and no touchdowns , while Faulds threw for an impressive 550 yards against the University of Toronto . Brannagan subsequently finished second on the all - time list with 10 , 714 yards , having been surpassed by Faulds , who finished with the record of 10 , 811 yards . Professional career . Toronto Argonauts . After impressing at the 2010 CFL E - Camp , Brannagan was signed by the Toronto Argonauts the day after the camp ended , on March 15 , 2010 , to a three year contract . He was named to Toronto ' s practice roster on June 23 , 2010 . On November 7 , 2010 , Brannagan made his pro - football debut at quarterback for the Argonauts against the Montreal Alouettes & became the first Canadian quarterback to take a snap for the Argos since Frank Cosentino in . He , also , became the first Canadian quarterback to take a snap in the Canadian Football League since Montreal Alouettes ' quarterback , Larry Jusdanis in . Despite making his CFL debut at the end of the 2010 season , Brannagan was released by the Argonauts on June 25 , 2011 .