Brandon Tolbert

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Brandon Tolbert
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1975-04-06) April 6, 1975 (age 49)
Villa Rica, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Villa Rica (GA)
College: Georgia
NFL draft: 1998  / Round: 7 / Pick: 214
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Brandon Scott Tolbert (born April 6, 1975) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Georgia.

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Early years

Tolbert attended Villa Rica High School, where he was a three-year starter at strong safety. He also saw playing time as a wide receiver and running back. He was a two-time All-county selection and was named first-team Class AA All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1992 Georgia North-South All-star game.

In baseball, he was a three-year starter and received All-county honors at outfielder as a senior.

College career

Tolbert accepted a football scholarship from the University of Georgia, where he was converted from strong safety into a linebacker. As a redshirt freshman, he appeared in 9 games and played only on special teams, making 6 tackles.

As a sophomore, he appeared in 9 games with 6 starts at outside linebacker. He missed 2 contests with an injury. He played most of the season behind Randall Godfrey, making 74 tackles (fourth on the team) and 5 tackles for loss (second on the team). He averaged 10 tackles per game in the last 8 contests, while Godfrey was limited with a pulled hamstring. He had 13 tackles and one interception against the University of Kentucky. He had 12 tackles against the University of Florida. He started in the 1995 Peach Bowl, making 5 tackles and one sack.

As a junior, he started all 11 games at strongside linebacker, posting 116 tackles (second on the team). He had a career-high 19 tackles against the University of Kentucky and earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his 18-tackle performance against Texas Tech University.

As a senior, he started all 11 games and was one of the team's captains. He registered 67 tackles (third on the team) and one interception. He also had one interception in the 1998 Outback Bowl. He finished his college career with 270 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 2 interceptions and one fumble recovery.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Tolbert was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round (214th overall) of the 1998 NFL draft. [1] He was waived injured on August 24. [2]

Atlanta Falcons

On September 2, 1998, he was signed by the Atlanta Falcons to their practice squad. He suffered a pulled hamstring and was released with an injury settlement on September 23. [3]

Dallas Cowboys

On November 24, 1998, he was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to their practice squad. [4] On December 7, he was promoted to the active roster. [5] He was declared inactive for the final 3 games and the playoffs.

In 1999, he suffered a torn right ACL during a practice and was placed on the injured reserve list on August 24. [6] In 2000, he tore his left ACL in the fourth preseason game against the Denver Broncos and was placed on waivers-injured reserve on August 21. [7] He wasn't re-signed after the season.

New Orleans Saints

On June 4, 2001, he was signed as a free agent by the New Orleans Saints. [8] He was released before the start of the season.

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References

  1. ↑ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Transactions" . Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. September 24, 1998. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. November 25, 1998. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. December 8, 1998. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 25, 1999. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 22, 2000. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. June 5, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
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