New York Yankees: Looking Back at First-Rounder Brandon Weeden's Baseball Career

With the 22nd pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, the Cleveland Browns chose quarterback 28-year-old Brandon Weeden from Oklahoma State.

Weedon posted a ridiculous senior season at Oklahoma State, leading the team to an 11-1 record and a trip to the 2012 BCS Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

He broke school records in total attempts, completions, yardage and touchdowns. In 12 games, he completed 379 of 522 passes for 4,328 yards.

He even led the team to victory in the Fiesta Bowl over Stanford and No. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck.

With Colt McCoy's inconsistencies in the early stages of his career, it's expected that Weeden will come in and compete for the starter's job.

Weeden is a fantastic quarterback with high upside, but many forget that he used to be pitching, not passing.

Back in 2002, Weeden was drafted in the second round of the MLB Draft by the Yankees. It was their first selection of the draft.

Following the 2003 season, the Yankees dealt him, Jeff Weaver and Yhency Brazoban to the Dodgers for Kevin Brown.

He would stay with the Dodgers until 2005, when the Royals selected him in the Rule-5 Draft.

Weeden quit baseball after the 2006 season, as injuries and a high ERA led to his demise.

Throughout his minor league career, Weeden never played above High-A ball (with the Royals). He posted a career ERA of 5.02 and a record of 19-26.

It seems as if Weeden made the right decision in quitting baseball, as he now stands to have a successful NFL career with the Browns.

He and fellow first-round pick Trent Richardson will look to bring a winning atmosphere back to the Browns, and his gun-slinging mentality will be great for an offense that lacked firepower in 2011.