Bryce Fisher

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Bryce Fisher
Bryce Fisher in uniform 20051219162510 11fisher2-20051219.jpg
Fisher in December 2005
No. 95, 94
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1977-05-12) May 12, 1977 (age 47)
Renton, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school: Seattle (WA) Prep
College: Air Force
NFL draft: 1999  / round: 7 / pick: 248
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:227
Sacks:26.5
Forced fumbles:5
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:12
Military career
Allegiance Flag of the United States.svg United States
Service / branch Seal of the US Air Force.svg United States Air Force
Illinois Air National Guard HQ patch.svg Illinois Air National Guard
Years of service1999-present
Rank US-O4 insignia.svg Major
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Bryce Alexander Fisher (born May 12, 1977) is a former American football defensive lineman. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL draft and played college football at Air Force.

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Early life

Fisher attended Seattle Preparatory School and was a three-year letterman in football. At Prep, he played for head coach Rollie Robbins and defensive coordinator Mitch Robbins. As a senior, he was an All-League selection and was named the League's Lineman of the Year.

College career

Fisher played college football at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs where he was a two-year starter on defensive line at the Air Force Academy. Selected as WAC Defensive Player of the Year in Mountain Division as senior, he started 12 games and recorded career-high 70 tackles, six sacks, and one fumble recovery. He started 12 games as junior he totaled 63 tackles, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. He played in seven games as backup defensive lineman in his sophomore season.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 3+58 in
(1.92 m)
283 lb
(128 kg)
5.00 s1.75 s2.88 s4.34 s7.64 s29+12 in
(0.75 m)
8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)
19 repsx
All values from NFL Combine [1]

Buffalo Bills

Fisher was drafted in the seventh-round (248th overall) in the 1999 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. [2] He joined the Bills in 2001 after fulfilling two-year commitment to the Air Force. In 2001, he played in 13 games with two starts for the Bills, and finished the season with 33 tackles and three sacks.

Fisher (second right) attempting a block during a game in 2006 060125-F-0000S-004.jpg
Fisher (second right) attempting a block during a game in 2006

St. Louis Rams

On September 4, 2002, the St. Louis Rams claimed Fisher off waivers from the Buffalo Bills. In 2002 Fisher saw action in four games on defense and special teams, completing the season with 11 tackles and three quarterback pressures on defense and one special teams' tackle. In 2003, he played in all 16 games, starting one at left defensive end and made career-high 47 tackles with two tackles for loss, two sacks, one pass defense, two forced fumbles, and a team and career-high 27 special teams tackles. In 2004, he started 14 of 16 games for the Rams totaling career highs with 77 tackles and 8.5 sacks (which led the team) and posted two forced fumbles, three passes defensed.

Seattle Seahawks

On March 16, 2005, Fisher agreed to a four-year, $10 million contract with the Seahawks one season after leading St. Louis with 8.5 sacks. Started 15 games for the Seahawks and led the club with career-high 9.0 sacks in 2005. Fisher made 47 tackles, eight passes defensed, and a forced fumble. The next season, 2006, Fisher started all 16 games at left defensive end and totaled 46 tackles with 4.0 sacks and a fumble recovery.

Tennessee Titans

The Seattle Seahawks traded him to the Tennessee Titans on September 11, 2007, after Fisher had played one game for Seattle. Fisher played 9 games in for the Titans in 2007 and made five tackles and deflected a pass. He was later released on July 23, 2008.

Personal

Fisher shortly after the Seahawks won the NFC Championship in 2006. Bryce Fisher 2006 NFC Championship game060125-F-0000S-003.jpg
Fisher shortly after the Seahawks won the NFC Championship in 2006.

When not playing football, Fisher is a Major and a public affairs officer in the Illinois Air National Guard. Fisher completed combat survival training in the summer of 1996 and spent two years (1999–00) on active duty with the Air Force. He was at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, in 1999 where he worked as recruiter and coached defensive line for the JV football team. Worked in 2000 as Vehicle Operations Officer at Pope Air Force Base in Fayetteville, N.C. He has three daughters

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References

  1. "2000 NFL Combine Results". NFLDraftscout.com. February 29, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
  2. "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.