Tyler Brayton
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| Carolina Panthers — No. 91 | |
| Defensive end | |
| Date of birth: November 20, 1979 | |
| Place of birth: Richland, Washington | |
| Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Weight: 280 lb (130 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2003 for the Oakland Raiders | |
| Career history | |
| College: Colorado | |
| NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 32 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Tyler Brayton (born November 20, 1979 in Richland, Washington) is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Oakland Raiders as the 32nd overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado.
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[edit] College career
In 47 games at the University of Colorado, Brayton recorded 152 tackles with 12.5 sacks, 25 stops for losses, 34 quarterback pressures, 17 third-down hits, three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and six pass deflections.[citation needed]
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Oakland Raiders
Brayton was the last NFL draft pick in the first round in 2003, after Oakland acquired the first-round pick from the eventual Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for head coach Jon Gruden at the end of the 2001 season. Gruden became the Buccaneers coach after Tony Dungy's firing, with the latter taking over as the Indianapolis Colts coach when Jim E. Mora was fired the same year. Brayton was one of two Raiders selected in the first round in 2003; the other was Nnamdi Asomugha.
On November 6, 2006 in a game against the Seattle Seahawks, Brayton kneed Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens in the groin after Stevens had kneed him, and was ejected. Brayton was later fined $25,000 by the NFL [1] and Stevens was fined $15,000. This incident led to Brayton's nickname of "Nut Cracker".[citation needed]
During the Raiders' nine-game losing streak to end the 2006 season, Brayton and several other Raiders, including Warren Sapp, criticized the lackadaisical effort of wide receiver Randy Moss.[citation needed] Brayton confronted Moss after one of those losses for quitting — where a strong effort by Moss could have kept the team in the game. Moss responded by saying, "I play when I want to" and "Randy Moss don't go over the middle." Brayton then tackled Moss over the trainer's table and and re-injured Moss's lower back. The two were separated before they came to blows.
[edit] Carolina Panthers
On March 4, 2008, Brayton was signed by the Carolina Panthers.
[edit] Personal
Brayton is the grandson of former Washington State University baseball coach Bobo Brayton[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Brayton gets fine, but no suspension", San Francisco Chronicle, February 16, 2008.
- ^ "Oakland Raiders official bio", Oakland Raiders website, February 16, 2008.
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