Brandon Underwood

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Brandon Underwood
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Underwood in 2011
No. 28
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1986-06-24) June 24, 1986 (age 35)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
College:Cincinnati
NFL Draft:2009 / Round: 6 / Pick: 187
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:21
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Brandon Dante Underwood (born June 24, 1986) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft and would later be a part of their Super Bowl XLV championship team over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Cincinnati.

College career[]

After going to Hamilton High School, Underwood spent his first two years at Ohio State, where he was redshirted as a freshman in 2005. He played in the season opener against Miami, recording three tackles before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. After his sophomore season, Underwood transferred to Cincinnati, where he earned first-team All-Big East honors in his senior season, recording 4 interceptions including one of Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford.[1]

Professional career[]

Green Bay Packers[]

Underwood was selected in the sixth round (187th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Packers.

He was released on September 3, 2011.[2]

Oakland Raiders[]

On February 16, 2012, he signed with the Oakland Raiders.[3] He was released by the Raiders on September 7, 2012 after landing on injured reserve.[4]

Dallas Cowboys[]

On December 31, 2012, Underwood signed with the Dallas Cowboys.[5] He was released by the Cowboys on August 27, 2013.[6]

Toronto Argonauts[]

On January 9, 2014, Underwood signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[7] He was released by the Argonauts on August 31, 2014.[8] On May 30, 2015, Underwood re-signed with the Toronto Argonauts. He was a free agent after the 2015 season.[9]

Calgary Stampeders[]

Underwood was signed to the Calgary Stampeders practice roster on October 10, 2014.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Green Bay Packers: Brandon Underwood". www.packers.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "Brandon Underwood among early Packer cuts". ProFootballTalk.com.
  3. ^ "Raiders sign Brandon Underwood - NFLTradeRumors.co". nfltraderumors.co. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Brandon Underwood, CB, Free Agent". Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "Brandon Underwood | Lakota Tomahawks". leagueathletics.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Dallas Cowboys release nine players". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "2014 TRANSACTIONS". argonauts.ca. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  9. ^ "2016 Free Agent Tracker". CFL.ca. February 7, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.

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