Andre Branch

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Andre Branch
No. 50, 90
Position: Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1989-07-14) July 14, 1989 (age 33)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school: Varina (Henrico, Virginia)
College: Clemson (2007–2011)
NFL Draft: 2012  / Round: 2 / Pick: 38
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACC (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:188
Sacks:25.5
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:3
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Orlandus Andre Branch (born July 14, 1989) is a former American football outside linebacker. He played college football at Clemson. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the 38th overall pick.

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College career

Branch attended Clemson University from 2007 to 2011. For his career he had 179 tackles and 17.5 sacks. As a senior in 2011, he was a first-team All-ACC pick after recording 77 tackles and 10.5 sacks. [1]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Branch was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the 38th overall pick. [2] On May 29, 2012, he signed a 4-year, $5.1 million contract. [3]

Miami Dolphins

Branch signed with the Miami Dolphins in on March 17, 2016. [4] In his first year in Miami, Branch started 11 of 16 games for the Dolphins, posting a career-high 49 tackles to go along with 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.

On March 8, 2017, Branch signed a three-year, $24 million contract extension with the Dolphins. [5] He started 14 games in 2017, recording 23 combined tackles and 4.5 sacks.

Following a Week 1 game in 2018, Branch was fined $10,026 for taunting Taylor Lewan after delivering a concussion to Lewan with a blind side hit. [6]

On March 2, 2019, Branch was released by the Dolphins. [7]

Arizona Cardinals

On July 30, 2019, Branch signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals after visiting earlier in June. [8] [9] [10] He was released on August 25, 2019. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Virginia Tech and Clemson Dominate All-ACC Football Teams". Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jaguars sign Andre Branch". News4Jax.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Dolphins Sign Andre Branch". MiamiDolphins.com. March 16, 2016. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ Patra, Kevin (March 8, 2017). "Miami Dolphins to re-sign DE Andre Branch". NFL.com.
  6. ↑ Bacharach, Erik (September 14, 2018). "Dolphins' Andre Branch fined by NFL for taunting after hit to Titans' Taylor Lewan". Tennessean.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ Bergman, Jeremy (March 2, 2019). "Dolphins to release veteran DE Andre Branch". NFL.com.
  8. ↑ Urban, Darren (July 30, 2019). "Cardinals Try Again At Linebacker Depth, Signing Andre Branch". azcardinals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  9. ↑ Scott, Jelani (July 30, 2019). "Cardinals ink LB Andre Branch to 1-year deal". nfl.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  10. ↑ Cox, Seth (July 30, 2019). "Arizona Cardinals sign Andre Branch". revengeofthebirds.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  11. ↑ Urban, Darren (August 25, 2019). "Hakeem Butler, Josh Shaw Moved To Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
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