Born: September 26, 1990 – Minneapolis, Minnesota
2019: Years as a Lion: 1st  Years in CFL: 6th  Status: International
Career Games: 81 Â Playoffs: 4 Â Â Grey Cup: 1 (2016 w/Ottawa)
Acquired:
Danny was signed as a free agent by the Lions in June 2019.
Highlights:
2014–2018: Danny was most recently a member of the Edmonton Eskimos (’17-’18) and appeared in 36 games over two seasons in a back-up role to fellow pivot Mike Reilly. The Minnesota native was originally signed by the Ottawa RedBlacks in 2014 and dressed for 45 games behind Henry Burris and Trevor Harris over three seasons while enjoying a Grey Cup with Ottawa in 2016. Through 81 career games primarily in a back-up role, O’Brien has thrown for 704 yards and two touchdowns on 61 completions.
College:
O’Brien spent time at Catawba, Wisconsin, and Maryland where he threw for 7,099 yards and 47 touchdowns in 39 games played.
Seasons
Passing
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | COMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2014
|
OTT | 9 | 29 | 54 | 421 | 2 | 5 | 7.8 |
|
2015
|
OTT | 3 | 16 | 22 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
|
2016
|
OTT | 3 | 12 | 26 | 141 | 0 | 2 | 5.4 |
|
2018
|
EDM | 2 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 8.8 |
|
Total
|
17 | 61 | 107 | 704 | 2 | 8 | 6.6 |
Rushing
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | CAR | YDS | TDS | AVG | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2014
|
OTT | 18 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 |
|
2015
|
OTT | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 |
|
2016
|
OTT | 9 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2.3 | 6 |
|
2017
|
EDM | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
2018
|
EDM | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 |
|
2019
|
BC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
Total
|
82 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 2.1 | 6 |
Game Log
Passing
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | COMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| DATE | WEEK | OPP | CAR | YDS | TD | AVG | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
06-15
|
1 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
|
Total
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |