Brandon Underwood
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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Born: | Cincinnati, Ohio | June 24, 1986||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||
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College: | Cincinnati | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 6 / Pick: 187 | ||||||||||
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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[]
- ^ "Green Bay Packers: Brandon Underwood". www.packers.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ "Brandon Underwood among early Packer cuts". ProFootballTalk.com.
- ^ "Raiders sign Brandon Underwood - NFLTradeRumors.co". nfltraderumors.co. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Brandon Underwood, CB, Free Agent". Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Brandon Underwood | Lakota Tomahawks". leagueathletics.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys release nine players". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2014 TRANSACTIONS". argonauts.ca. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "2016 Free Agent Tracker". CFL.ca. February 7, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
External links[]
- 1986 births
- Living people
- American football cornerbacks
- American football safeties
- Canadian football defensive backs
- American players of Canadian football
- Ohio State Buckeyes football players
- Cincinnati Bearcats football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Dallas Cowboys players
- Calgary Stampeders players
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Players of American football from Cincinnati
- Players of Canadian football from Cincinnati