Chad Bratzke
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| Chad Bratzke | |
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| Position(s): Defensive end |
Jersey #(s): 92 |
| Born: September 15, 1971 Waukegan, Illinois |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1994–2003 | |
| NFL Draft: 1994 / Round: 5 / Pick: 155 | |
| College: Eastern Kentucky | |
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| Career Stats | |
| Sacks | 56.5 |
| Fumble recoveries | 9 |
| Games | 129 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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Chad Alan Bratzke (born September 15, 1971 in Waukegan, Illinois) is a former American football defensive end in the NFL.
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[edit] College
He played college football at Eastern Kentucky University. His career stats included 253 tackles, 150 solo, 27 sacks and six posted 87 tackles, 57 solo, 11 sacks and two FR as senior. He was named Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Year and Kodak All-America. Earned OVC All-Defense honors as junior after totaling 71 tackles, 36 solo, nine sacks and one FR. Even in his beginnings he made sound having 80 tackles, 47 solo, six sacks and two FR as sophomore and totaled 15 tackles, 10 solo, one sack and one FR as freshman.
[edit] NFL
He played ten seasons in the NFL, five for the New York Giants and five for the Indianapolis Colts. Signed as UFA from NY Giants on March 1, 1999. Originally was D5-94 by NY Giants, the 155th selection overall.
In 2002 he started 16 games for defense that ranked 7th in NFL in points allowed, 8th in overall defense…started every contest for third time in four years with club (1999, 2000) and has started all 63 appearances with club. Helped team establish formidable pass rush with two sacks and five QB pressures in first two games at Jacksonville and vs. Miami…started first eight games at RE, then started seven of last eight games at LE, while opening at LT at Cleveland. His action at Cleveland was first career time at tackle. Had 70 tackles, 49 solo, 6.0 sacks, 30 QB pressures, five fumbles forced, three batted passes, one pass defensed and one fumble recovered…QB pressures ranked 2nd on club, while tackles ranked 7th…had stops in every contest with four or more tackles in 13 games…had six tackles, one sack and one forced fumble at Jacksonville. Forced one fumble and had one sack and four solo stops vs. Miami. Had three QB pressures vs. Cincinnati. Had one sack vs. Baltimore, and one sack and one forced fumble vs. Dallas. Making first career start at DT, had six tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and two QB pressures at Cleveland as club rallied with goal-line stand after overcoming 16-point deficit…had six tackles, four solo, vs. NYG. Has totaled 45 of 53.5 career sacks since 1998. Has eleven career multiple-sack games . His 12 sacks in 1999 stands as one of seven double-digit individual sack seasons in club history (13.0, Dwight Freeney, 2002; 11.5, LB-Johnie Cooks, 1984; 11.0, LB-Vernon Maxwell, 1983; 10.0, DE-Jon Hand, 1989; 10.5, DE-Tony Bennett, 1995; 10.5, DE-Dan Footman, 1997). Had posted 4 straight seasons with 80+ tackles (80, 1998; 81, 1999; 93, 2000; 80, 2001) until having 70 in 2002. Has had 2 3.0-sack games with Colts (12/19/99 vs. Washington; 1/6/02 vs. Denver), one of nine Colts with a 3.0-sack game since sacks became official in 1982, and it has been accomplished only 14 times during that span.
[edit] Personal
Bratzke attended Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Florida. Has made sizable donation to Eastern Kentucky University to build Student Athlete Academic Success Center. Is currently heavily involved with CLF (Childhood Leukemia Foundation) and Joy’s House. Has made several appearances on Colts 2000 Care-A-Van tours also participated in the last two Reggie Bowls to benefit Reggie Miller Foundation and has been on the winning team both times besides helped paint Senate Street, “12th Man Alley” also is student of martial arts and owns Doberman Pinscher show dogs named Zeus and Cale, who have competed in dog shows throughout the country. Bratzke and his wife, Kristi, reside in Sarasota, Fla.
