Brian Tyms
No. 85 Cleveland Browns | |||||||||
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| Wide Receiver | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: February 21, 1989 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Kent, Washington | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Ft. Lauderdale (FL) Dillard | |||||||||
| College: Florida A&M | |||||||||
| Undrafted in 2012 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2012 for the Miami Dolphins | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013 | |||||||||
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Brian Tyms (born February 21, 1989) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns. Tyms was born in Fort Lauderdale. Tyms was a foster child.[1]
College career
Tyms played college football at Florida A&M for the Rattlers.[2]
San Francisco 49ers
Tyms went undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft.[3] During the 2012 preseason, Tyms was on the practice squad for the San Francisco 49ers.[4]
Miami Dolphins
In September 2012, Tyms signed with the Miami Dolphins off the 49ers' practice squad.[5] With the Dolphins, Tyms traveled to New England during the final week of the 2012 regular season.[6]
Cleveland Browns
On October 22, 2013, Tyms signed with the Browns. After spending time on the practice squad, Tyms was elevated to the active roster on December 4, 2013, after defensive end Desmond Bryant was placed on the non-football illness list.[7]
References
- ↑ Omar Kelly (October 16, 2012). "Dolphins' Brian Tyms grew up hard and fast". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Brian Tyms Bio". FAMU Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ↑ Jacob Most (August 17, 2012). "Undrafted Receivers Seek to Shine". 49ers.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ↑ Eric Branch (August 16, 2012). "Raw rookie WR Tyms learning from legend". Niner Insider Blog. SF Gate. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ↑ Harvey Fialkov (September 10, 2012). "Miami Dolphins sign ex-Dillard WR Brian Tyms to practice squad". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ↑ Chris J. Nelson (December 30, 2012). "Brian Tyms could earn promotion to active roster Sunday". The Miami Dolphins Spotlight. Blogspot. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ↑ Twitter / Browns: The #Browns have placed DL Desmond Bryant on non-football illness list & promoted WR Brian Tyms to active roster.