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{{Short description|American football player (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Browning Nagle
| number        = 8, 18, 13, 7
| position      = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1968|04|29}}
| birth_place   = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 3
| weight_lb     = 220
| high_school   = [[Pinellas Park High School|Pinellas Park]] {{nowrap|([[Largo, Florida]])}}
| college       = [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]]
| draftyear     = 1991
| draftround    = 2
| draftpick     = 34
| pastteams     =
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|1991|1993}})
* [[Indianapolis Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1994}})
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|1995|1996}})
* [[Orlando Predators]] ({{AFL Year|1999}})
* [[Buffalo Destroyers]] ({{AFL Year|2000}})
| statlabel1    = Comp. / Att.
| statvalue1    = 213 / 437
| statlabel2    = Passing yards
| statvalue2    = 2,489
| statlabel3    = [[Touchdown|TD]]-[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue3    = 8-20
| statlabel4    = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue4    = 53.5
| aflstatlabel1 = Comp. / Att.
| aflstatvalue1 = 303 / 553
| aflstatlabel2 = Passing yards
| aflstatvalue2 = 4,120
| aflstatlabel3 = TD-INT
| aflstatvalue3 = 74-18
| aflstatlabel4 = Passer rating
| aflstatvalue4 = 98.68
| afl           = 1934
| pfr           = NaglBr00
}}

'''Browning Nagle''' (born April 29, 1968) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[New York Jets]], [[Indianapolis Colts]], and [[Atlanta Falcons]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville Cardinals]] and was selected by the Jets in the second round of the [[1991 NFL draft]]. He also played professionally in the [[Arena Football League]] (AFL) for the [[Orlando Predators]] and [[Buffalo Destroyers]]. 

==Early life==
Nagle played for [[Pinellas Park High School]], graduating in 1986.

==College career==
He began his [[College football|college career]] at [[West Virginia University|West Virginia]] the same year as [[Major Harris (American football)|Major Harris]]. When it became clear that West Virginia would go with Harris and an option offense, Nagle transferred to [[University of Louisville|Louisville]] and played for [[Howard Schnellenberger]].<ref>{{cite web | first = John | last = Antonik | title = Schnellenberger's Return | url = http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?section=6488 | work = MSNsportsNET.com | date = June 9, 2004 | access-date = September 13, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090112152008/http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?section=6488 | archive-date = January 12, 2009 | url-status = dead }}</ref>  1989 Second team All-South Independent football team selection. He was named one of the [[Most Valuable Player]]s in the [[1991 Fiesta Bowl]], where he set many passing records, one of which was 451 passing yards vs. the Alabama Crimson Tide.

==Professional career==
Nagle was drafted in the second round by the Jets in the [[1991 NFL draft]] with the 34th pick overall, one pick after the [[Atlanta Falcons]] selected [[Brett Favre]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

From 1991 to 1993, he played in 18 total games for New York, the most in 1992 with 14, 13 as a starter that season. He threw for a total of 2,361 yards as a Jet with 199 completions on 403 attempts with seven touchdowns and 17 interceptions over that three-year span with a win-loss record of 3–10. In 1994, he started in one game for the Indianapolis Colts throwing eight completions on 21 attempts and 69 yards with no touchdowns and one interception in his lone win of the season. Nagle signed with the Atlanta Falcons in 1995 seeing action in 1996 in five games, going 6–13 for 59 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Browning Nagle Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NaglBr00.htm |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 1999, Nagle joined the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League and made 146 completions on 275 attempts for 1,991 yards, 39 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. He played for the Buffalo Destroyers in 2000 and passed for 2,129 yards on 157 completions of 278 attempts, 35 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Browning Nagle {{!}} ArenaFan.com |url=https://www.arenafan.com/players/Browning_Nagle-1934/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=www.arenafan.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=1934 AFL stats]

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