LaVon Brazill

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LaVon Brazill
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1989-03-15) March 15, 1989 (age 34)
Lake Worth, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Lake Worth
College: Ohio
NFL draft: 2012  / Round: 6 / Pick: 206
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:23
Receiving yards:347
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com

LaVon Brazill (born March 15, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts, and released after his second suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

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College career

Brazill played college football at Ohio from 2007 to 2011 under head coach Frank Solich. [1] [2]

Professional career

He was selected in the sixth round with the 206th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. [3] He caught his first career reception in a Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears, on a 10-yard pass from fellow rookie Andrew Luck. Brazill caught his first touchdown, a 42-yarder against the Detroit Lions in a 35–33 win on December 2, 2012. On June 24, 2013, he was suspended for the first 4 games of the 2013 season for violating the substance policy.

Brazill had his first multi-touchdown game against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 8, 2013. He recorded three catches for 53 yards and 2 touchdowns. He had his first playoff multi-touchdown game in the AFC Divisional Game on January 11, 2014, against the New England Patriots. On July 3, 2014, Brazill was suspended indefinitely for his second violation of the substance policy. [4] The Colts cut Brazill on July 11, 2014. [5]

Toronto Argonauts

Brazill signed to the practice squad with the Toronto Argonauts on August 27, 2014. [6] He was promoted to the active roster on August 31, 2014. He was waived on November 4, 2014.

Orlando Predators

On November 23, 2015, Brazill was assigned to the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL). On April 11, 2016, Brazill was placed on recallable reassignment by the team.

Career statistics

Professional

SeasonTeamGamesReceivingRushing Fumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
Regular season
2012 Indianapolis Colts 1501118616.942T1–––––11
2013 Indianapolis Colts 1001216113.429T2–––––10
Total2502334715.142T3000.00021
Postseason
2012 Indianapolis Colts 1011717.0170–––––00
2013 Indianapolis Colts 20612721.238T2–––––00
Total 30714420.538T2000.00000

College

SeasonTeamReceivingRushing
GPRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTD
2007 Ohio 71620112.6250–––––
2008 Ohio 123438411.34119758.3240
2009 Ohio 135370213.265614866.1200
2010 Ohio 312786.5130351.760
2011 Ohio 1472115016.0781157314.6671
Total 49187251513.47818312397.7671

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References

  1. ↑ "Lavon Brazill College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Frank Solich Coaching Record". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ Wesseling, Chris (July 3, 2014). "Colts' LaVon Brazill suspended for at least one year". NFL.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Breech, John (July 11, 2014). "Colts cut suspended WR LaVon Brazill". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Argos Add WR LaVon Brazill to Practice Roster". argonauts.ca. August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
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