Brandin Bryant
Brandin Bryant (born September 16, 1993)[1] is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida Atlantic and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Personal information | |||||||
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Born: | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | September 16, 1993||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Omaha North | ||||||
College: | Florida Atlantic | ||||||
Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2022 | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
College career
Bryant first went to college at Fort Scott Community College as a redshirt freshman. He transferred to Florida Atlantic University, where he would be a starter for the following four seasons. He majored in communication and political science. During his junior season, he returned to Nebraska, where his grandfather had played in the mid-1950s. Over his four-year collegiate career, he totaled 121 total tackles (25.0 for a loss), 12.5 sacks, 2 passes defended and a forced fumble. He earned FAU's comeback player of the year award during the 2015 season.[1][2]
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Bryant was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016.[3] He played in all four of their preseason games, compiling 3 total tackles.[4] On September 3, 2016, Bryant was waived by the Seahawks.[5]
New York Jets
On October 24, 2016, Bryant was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on December 20, 2016.[7]
On August 4, 2017, Bryant was waived/injured by the Jets and placed on injured reserve.[8] He was waived from IR on August 9, 2017.[9]
Cleveland Browns
Bryant signed with the Cleveland Browns on August 9, 2019.[10] He was waived on August 31, 2019 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] The Browns elevated Bryant to their active roster on November 22, 2019. He was waived on December 21, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad.[13] The Browns signed Bryant to their reserve/futures list on December 30, 2019.[14] Bryant was waived by the Browns on May 8, 2020.[15]
Miami Dolphins
Bryant was signed by the Miami Dolphins on August 12, 2020.[16] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on August 15, 2020,[17] and activated the next day.[18] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[19]
Buffalo Bills
On September 17, 2020, Bryant was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad.[20] He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 for the team's week 8 game against the New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[21] On January 26, 2021, Bryant signed a reserves/futures contract with the Bills.[22] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[23][24]
After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, Bryant signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.[25]
On August 30, 2022, Bryant was waived by the Bills and signed to the practice squad the next day.[26][27] He was promoted to the active roster on September 24.[28] He was released on November 1.
Houston Texans
On November 7, 2022, Bryant was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[29] He was released on December 12.
Buffalo Bills (second stint)
On December 13, 2022, the Buffalo Bills signed Bryant to the 53-man roster.[30] On December 19 he was released.[31] On December 21, he was re-signed to the practice squad.[32] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2023.[33] He was released on June 1, 2023.[34]
New York Giants
On July 24, 2023, the New York Giants signed Bryant.[35] He was released on August 27.[36]
References
- "fausports.com Brandin Bryant Bio – Florida Atlantic Official Athletic Site". Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- "Brandin Bryant College Stats - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- Boyle, John (May 6, 2016). "Seahawks Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents and 9 of 10 Draft Picks". Seahawks.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- "Brandin Bryant: Game Logs at NFL.com". NFL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- Arthur, Kenneth (September 3, 2016). "Seahawks final cuts 2016: Full list of players released as Seattle gets down to 53-man roster". FieldGulls.com. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- Allen, Eric (October 24, 2016). "Jets Sign DL Brandin Bryant to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- Greenberg, Ethan (December 20, 2016). "Jets Place Winters and Catapano on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- Allen, Eric (August 4, 2017). "Jets Sign DL Still & Faulk". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- Bouda, Nate (August 10, 2017). "Jets Waive DL Brandin Bryant From I.R. With Settlement".
- "Browns sign DT Brandin Bryant, T Travis Vornkahl". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 9, 2019.
- "Browns cut roster to 53 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 31, 2019.
- "Browns announce nine additions to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2019. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- "Browns elevate DE Robert McCray to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 21, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- "Browns sign 8 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 30, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- Gribble, Andrew (May 8, 2020). "Browns re-sign WR Rashard Higgins". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- "Dolphins Sign Brandin Bryant". www.miamidolphins.com. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- "Dolphins Awarded Jeremiah Dinson". MiamiDolphins.com. August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- "Dolphins Waive Two, Activate Brandin Bryant". MiamiDolphins.com. August 16, 2020. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- "Dolphins Acquire Lynn Bowden, Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 5, 2020.
- Brown, Chris (September 17, 2020). "Bills elevate CB Cam Lewis to active roster, add two to practice squad". BuffaloBills.com.
- "Bills activate CB Levi Wallace; elevate CB Dane Jackson". BuffaloBills.com. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- "Bills signed these 13 players to reserve/future contracts". www.buffalobills.com. January 26, 2021. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- "Bills release 23 players to set the initial 2021 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2021.
- "Bills sign 15 players to the 2021 practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2021.
- Jenkins, Chris (January 24, 2022). "Bills sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts for 2022". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- "Roster moves: Bills set initial 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. August 30, 2022.
- "Bills sign 13 players to practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2022.
- Williams, Charean (September 24, 2022). "Bills place Micah Hyde on IR; sign Brandin Bryant, Prince Emili to active roster". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- "Houston Texans Transactions (11-7-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. November 7, 2022.
- @BuffaloBillsPR (December 13, 2022). "Bills roster moves: -Signed DT Brandin Bryant to the 53-man roster -Signed WR Cole Beasley to the practice squad -Released DT C.J. Brewer -Released WR Marquez Stevenson from the practice squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- @BuffaloBills (December 19, 2022). "We've activated OL @IkeBoettger from Reserve/PUP and released DT Brandin Bryant" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- @BuffaloBillsPR (December 21, 2022). "Bills practice squad transactions: Re-signed DT Brandin Bryant to the practice squad Released DT Kendal Vickers from the practice squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Jenkins, Chris (January 23, 2023). "Bills signed these players to reserve/future contracts for 2023". BuffaloBills.com.
- Alper, Josh (June 1, 2023). "Bills release Brandin Bryant". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- Citak, Matt (July 24, 2023). "Giants sign defensive tackle Brandin Bryant; 2 waived". Giants.com.
- Salomone, Dan (August 27, 2023). "Giants make series of transactions ahead of NFL roster deadline". Giants.com.