In one of their biggest splashes of the UFL offseason, the Houston Roughnecks have signed QB Anthony Brown to the roster. As Houston looks to rewrite the script after a 1-9 season, this is an excellent step in the right direction; bringing in someone of Brown’s caliber.
BREAKING: The Houston Roughnecks have signed QB Anthony Brown, per source.
Brown had an outstanding college career at Boston College & Oregon, throwing for 7,758 yards & 60 TD’s. Has had stints in the NFL w/ #Ravens & #Raiders.
Major offensive add for the @XFLRoughnecks. #UFL pic.twitter.com/lL9IMlOsrw
— James Larsen (@JamesLarsenPFN) February 8, 2025
Prior to this move being made, the Roughnecks featured one of the weaker quarterback rooms in the UFL. Young prospects in Nolan Henderson and Davius Richards both have potential – but haven’t proven much, or anything, at the professional stage quite yet. Jalan McClendon has some more experience; but even then, he doesn’t have a lot of success in his spring football background, either.
This is where Anthony Brown comes into play. Brown had a stellar college career – and has spent the last couple of years in the NFL, including a stint with the Buffalo Bills this past January.
Anthony began his college career at Boston College, spending four years there (playing three seasons). While Brown flashed plenty of potential there – and saw some success – he had two season ending injuries that impacted his ability to stay healthy for a full year. In 2020, he transferred to Oregon, but was primarily a backup his first year.
Three completions, two touchdowns so far for @anthonybrown_2 in his Duck debut 🔥
Two-score Oregon lead in the Pac-12 Championship game, live on FOX. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/ZXTuHNz0Rj
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) December 19, 2020
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Brown went into his final season as the starter at Oregon, and flourished. He led the Pac-12 Conference with 2,989 passing yards and 18 touchdowns…