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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Lake Worth, Florida, U.S. | March 15, 1989||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Lake Worth | ||||||||
College: | Ohio | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2012 / round: 6 / pick: 206 | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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LaVon Brazill (born March 15, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio Bobcats was selected by the Colts in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He was released after his second suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
Brazill played college football for the Ohio Bobcats from 2007 to 2011 under head coach Frank Solich. [1] [2]
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]
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.
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.
Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
Regular season | |||||||||||||||
2012 | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 0 | 11 | 186 | 16.9 | 42T | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
2013 | Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 0 | 12 | 161 | 13.4 | 29T | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
Total | 25 | 0 | 23 | 347 | 15.1 | 42T | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Postseason | |||||||||||||||
2012 | Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
2013 | Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 0 | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 38T | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 | 7 | 144 | 20.5 | 38T | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season | Team | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||
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GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2007 | Ohio | 7 | 16 | 201 | 12.6 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
2008 | Ohio | 12 | 34 | 384 | 11.3 | 41 | 1 | 9 | 75 | 8.3 | 24 | 0 |
2009 | Ohio | 13 | 53 | 702 | 13.2 | 65 | 6 | 14 | 86 | 6.1 | 20 | 0 |
2010 | Ohio | 3 | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
2011 | Ohio | 14 | 72 | 1150 | 16.0 | 78 | 11 | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 67 | 1 |
Total | 49 | 187 | 2515 | 13.4 | 78 | 18 | 31 | 239 | 7.7 | 67 | 1 |
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