| No. 6 Leicester Falcons | |
| Quarterback/Safety | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: July 3, 1980 | |
| Place of birth: Owosso, Michigan | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Colorado State | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 7 / Pick: 250 | |
| Debuted in 2005 for the Denver Broncos | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Bradlee Van Pelt (born July 3, 1980 in Owosso, Michigan) is an American football quarterback and safety who currently plays for Leicester Falcons in the United Kingdom. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and was also a member of the Houston Texans. He played college football at Colorado State.
He is the son of late NFL linebacker Brad Van Pelt.[1] Van Pelt is currently working for Sky Sports in the United Kingdom as a studio analyst for their 2010 NFL programming.
Van Pelt was criticized for his "run first, then throw" mentality while playing quarterback for Colorado State. Despite this, he managed to throw for nearly 3,000 yards and over 60% completion rate his senior year, and came within 100 yards in passing and rushing of becoming the second collegiate quarterback to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. In 2005 Vince Young passed for 3,036 yards and rushed for 1,050.
Van Pelt was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft, where he spent the next two years as a backup. In the 2006 NFL draft, the Broncos drafted Vanderbilt quarterback Jay Cutler. In training camp, Cutler moved ahead of Van Pelt on the depth chart making Van Pelt the third string quarterback, behind Jake Plummer and Cutler. He was released by the Denver Broncos on September 2, 2006. His attempt to make the team was chronicled in Stefan Fatsis's book A Few Seconds of Panic.
Van Pelt was then signed by the Houston Texans on November 27, 2006, to be their third-string quarterback, brought in by his former coach in Denver, Gary Kubiak. He was released by the Texans on August 27, 2007.
It was announced on March 8, 2009, that Van Pelt would attempt a comeback as a safety with the Broncos, though he failed to make the roster.[2]
In late 2009, it was announced that Van Pelt had signed with the Bergamo Lions of Italy for their 2010 Italian and Eurobowl campaigns. He would play quarterback and assist on defense as a safety.[3]
At the end of the Italian season in July 2010 he signed to play for the Leicester Falcons in the BAFA Community Leagues Division 1.[4]
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