Chris Brantley

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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1970-12-12) December 12, 1970 (age 52)
Rahway, New Jersey
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Teaneck (NJ)
College: Rutgers
NFL Draft: 1994  / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:22
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Christopher Charles Brantley (born December 12, 1970) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League.

Brantley graduated in 1989 from Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey [1] and was inducted into the Teaneck Athletic Hall of Fame in April 2011. He played college football for Rutgers University where he set many records and is currently in the Rutgers Football Hall of Fame. He was the school's all-time leader in touchdown receptions with 17, and second all-time in receptions with 144. [2] He was drafted in the fourth round (108th overall pick) in the 1994 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. [3] [4] [5] He later signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Bills.

Brantley has one daughter, Kayla Brantley (27–28), and resides in Jersey City, New Jersey. [6] He is currently a sports agent at LIFT Sports Management and represents numerous NBA basketball players as well as football players. He served as Athletic Director of the Torah Academy of Bergen County for the 2017–2018 academic year. [7] [8]

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