Brad Kassell

Brad Kassell

No. 55
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1980-01-07) January 7, 1980 (age 44) Llano, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:	Llano
College:	North Texas (1998–2001)
Undrafted:	2002
Career history
Tennessee Titans (2002–2005) New York Jets (2006–2008)
Career highlights and awards Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year (2001) First-team All-Sun Belt (2001) Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 291 Forced fumbles: 3 Fumble recoveries: 4 Pass deflections: 9 Interceptions: 1 Defensive touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference Robert Bradley Kassell (born January 7, 1980) is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Texas Mean Green and was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent after the 2002 NFL draft. Kassell also played for the New York Jets. Early life Kassell attended Llano High School in Llano, Texas and was a letterman in football as a quarterback. In football, as a senior, he rushed for 1431 yards and 20 touchdowns and passed for 839 yards and eight touchdowns, he was named the Class 3A All-West MVP, and won All-State second-team honors. Brad Kassell graduated from Llano High School in 1998. College career Kassell was a four-year letterman who played in 44 games at the University of North Texas and was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year during his junior and senior season. Kassell received a unanimous first-team selection to the conference teams and was team MVP in his final two seasons. He ranks third on the school's all-time tackle list. Professional career Tennessee Titans In 2002, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tennessee Titans. He played for the team from 2002 to 2005. New York Jets In 2006, Kassell was signed as a free agent by the New York Jets. He led the Jets special teams with 26 tackles in 2007. His only professional interception was returned for a touchdown in 2005. On February 19, 2009, Kassell was released by the Jets. [1] Catz Sports Performance In 2012, Kassell joined Catz Sports Performance and Physical Therapy in Austin, TX, where he is President and Partner. [2] Lago Vista High School 2014, he started teaching and coaching at Lago Vista High School in Lago Vista, Texas. During his tenure, he has coached the linebacker position during football season, powerlifting, and been the head of Girls' Track and Field. [3] [4] NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2002 TEN 9 0 8 6 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2003 TEN 16 4 41 31 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2004 TEN 15 14 104 76 28 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2005 TEN 16 14 78 54 24 0.0 3 1 21 1 21 4 1 3 0 0 2006 NYJ 16 1 33 23 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2007 NYJ 16 1 27 15 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 88 34 291 205 86 0.0 7 1 21 1 21 9 3 4 0 0 Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2002 TEN 2 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 TEN 2 1 11 7 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 NYJ 1 0 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 16 11 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 References Jets Release Tight End Baker Archived 2009-02-24 at the Wayback Machine SI.com, February 20, 2009 Former NFL Star Brad Kassell and Marcy Kassell join CATZ Sports Performance & Physical Therapy Center in Austin, Texas PR Web, February 3, 2010 https://www.lagovistaisd.net/page/lhs.Staff https://www.lagovistaisd.net/page/lhs.contact1 External links New York Jets bio Tennessee Titans bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.