Browning Nagle (born April 29, 1968) is a retired

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for the

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, and

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. He also played as a quarterback for the

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and

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High school career

Nagle played for

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, graduating in 1986.

College career

He began his college career at

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the same year as Major Harris. When it became clear that West Virginia would go with Harris and an option offense, Nagle transferred to

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and played for

Howard Schnellenberger Howard Leslie Schnellenberger (March 16, 1934 – March 27, 2021) was an American football coach with long service at both the professional and college levels. He held head coaching positions with the National Football League's Baltimore Colts a ...

. He was named one of the

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s in the

1991 Fiesta Bowl The 1991 Sunkist Fiesta Bowl, part of the 1990 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1991, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the L ...

, where he set many passing records, one of which was 451 passing yards vs. the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Professional career

Nagle was drafted by the Jets in the

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with the 34th pick overall, one pick after the

selected

Brett Favre Brett Lorenzo Favre ( ; born October 10, 1969) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had 321 consecutive starts from 1992 to 20 ...

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AFL stats
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