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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. | December 13, 1987
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Lawrence (NJ) |
College: | Penn State |
Undrafted: | 2011 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Player stats at PFR |
Brett Michael Brackett [1] (born December 13, 1987) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for Penn State.
Brackett grew up in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, where he attended Lawrence High School. [2]
Brackett attended Penn State. In 2010, as a senior, he was the a co-captain along with Ollie Ogbu, who would later join him in the professional ranks on the Eagles roster. Though he was initially recruited as a quarterback, he converted to wide receiver where, during his senior season, he was quite formidable out of the slot. He caught 39 balls for 525 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2010. [3]
After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft, Brackett signed as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins on July 26, 2011. [4]
Brackett was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad on October 8, 2011. He was released on October 11.
Brackett was signed on November 9, 2011, to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad. At the conclusion of the 2011 season, his practice squad contract expired and he became a free agent. He was re-signed to the active roster on January 2, 2012. Brackett was expected to compete with Clay Harbor for the number two tight end spot. [5] It was thought that he could make the roster as a third tight end, but he was waived during the final roster cuts.
Brackett was claimed by Jacksonville on September 1, 2012. [6] He sustained a knee injury in his first practice with the team and was placed on injured reserve. [7] He was released on September 1, 2013.
On January 7, 2014, Brackett was signed to a futures contract by the Arizona Cardinals. [8] He was released on May 12, 2014.
Brackett signed with the Tennessee Titans in September 2014. [9]
Brackett was signed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on October 21, 2014. [10] He was waived on October 29, 2014.
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