Tramaine Brock

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Tramaine Brock

Brock playing in Super Bowl XLVII.

No. 26 San Francisco 49ers

Cornerback

Personal information

Date of birth: August 20, 1988

Place of birth: Gulfport, Mississippi

Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Weight: 197 lb (89 kg)

Career information

High school: Long Beach (MS)

College: Belhaven

Undrafted in 2010

Debuted in 2010 for the San Francisco 49ers

Career history

San Francisco 49ers (2010–present)

Roster status: Active

Career highlights and awards

NFC Champion (2012)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013

Tackles	57
Interceptions	7
Passes defensed	20
Forced fumbles	1
Touchdowns	1
Stats at NFL.com

Tramaine Brock (born August 20, 1988) is an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the 49ers in 2010 after not being selected in the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Belhaven University.

Early life

In high-school, Brock attended and played at Long Beach Senior High School in Mississippi.

College career

Mississippi Gulf Coast

Brock spent his freshman and sophomore years playing safety for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. In his sophomore year, he and the rest of Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs had an undefeated season with a 12-0 record and a spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championship game which his team won by a margin of 62-28 over Kilgore College. That season he recorded 72 tackles, seven interceptions and two forced fumbles. During his time there, he was teammates with Terrence Cody.^[1]

University of Minnesota

In his junior year, Brock transferred to the University of Minnesota. He was made a starter and was third on the team in tackles and led them with 71, an interception two passes defended, and three forced fumbles. After only one season, he left the University of Minnesota after being suspended for failing to qualify academically.^[2]

Belhaven University

In 2009, Brock transferred to Belhaven University of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to finish out his senior year.^[3]

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

2010 Season

Brock signed as an undrafted free agent by San Francisco 49ers after going unselected in the 2010 NFL Draft on April 26, 2010. The team later released on September 14, 2010, but signed with the practice squad the next day. Five days later, he signed on to the active roster. Brock would be released again on October 12, then put on the practice squad two days later. He was signed to the active roster on the October 27. In 2010, Brock made his NFL debut against the Denver Broncos and that year only played in three games and recorded only four tackles.

2011 Season

In 2011, Brock played in 11 games but he missed three games due to a hand injury. That year Brock recorded six tackles and two interceptions in back to back games. He got his first interception in the first game of the season versus the Seattle Seahawks and his second versus the Dallas Cowboys with an 18 yard return.

2012 Season

He later signed a one-year deal on March 12, 2012. In 2012, Brock played a big role on special teams especially the kickoff, that year he played all 16 games. That year he played in the Super Bowl. Brock, recorded 16 tackles and a key forced fumble against the St. Louis Rams, a divisional rival, Brock, created the forced fumble that gave the 49ers the ball back and took advantage of the turnover to put them up in the lead 21-17.

2013 Season

In the 2013 offseason, Brock signed a $1.323 million tender with the 49ers keeping him there until the 2014 season.^[4]^[5]

On October 6, 2013, Brock scored his first Touchdown against the Houston Texans on an interception off Quarterback Matt Schaub. Later in the game, Brock recorded his 2nd interception of the game, making it his first multi-interception game in his career. Brock was named the teams 3rd Cornerback, replacing the injured Nnamdi Asomugha, who was later released by the team.

Just days after the game against the Texans, Brock was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week.

On November 22, 2013, Brock agreed to a four year extension with the 49ers worth $16 million including $7 million in guaranteed money.^[6]

When Tarell Brown went down with a rib contusion in week 11 in a controversial loss against the New Orleans Saints, Brock took over as duties as #2 cornerback. Since taking over these duties he hasn't looked back playing like a star corner in the end of the season heading into the playoffs.

The play that Brock will be forever remembered for happened in Week 16, on Monday Night Football against the Atlanta Falcons. It was a rematch of last years NFC Championship game, and it was the last regular season game at Candlestick Park. The (4-10) Falcons took the early lead and were up 10-3 at half time. The 49ers got up to a 27-17 lead with just over 5 minutes left in the 4th Quarter. Matt Ryan threw a 2 yard touchdown to Tony Gonzalez with 2:09 remaining to make it a 27-24 game. Atlanta recovered the onside kick and completed 2 quick passes to get down to the 49ers 10 yard line. Brock came in and broke up the pass which was picked off by NaVorro Bowman who returned it 89 yards to seal the game. Brock then finished the game with an interception in the end-zone as time expired.

References

↑ Former MGCCC Bulldogs Super Bowl bound
↑ Safety Tramaine Brock leaves the U
↑ Borden, Sam (January 29, 2013). "To the Big Stage, the Long Way". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
↑ Alper, Josh (March 7, 2013). "49ers tender Tramaine Brock". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
↑ "49ers CB Brock Signs Tender". 49ers.com. April 15, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
↑ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000285996/article/tramaine-brock-49ers-agree-to-contract-extension

Parrott, R. (2011, September 23). Belhaven Alum Tramaine Brock is NFL Interception Leader for San Francisco 49ers.

Parrott, R. (2012, January 23). Congratulation Tramaine Brock.

Belhaven University. (2013, February 1). Q&A With Current San Francisco 49er and Former Blazer Tramaine Brock.

External links

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Active roster	2 Colt McCoy 4 Andy Lee 7 Colin Kaepernick 9 Phil Dawson 11 Quinton Patton 14 Kassim Osgood 15 Michael Crabtree 21 Frank Gore 22 Carlos Rogers 23 LaMichael James 24 Anthony Dixon 25 Tarell Brown 26 Tramaine Brock 27 C. J. Spillman 30 Eric Wright 31 Donte Whitner 32 Kendall Hunter 35 Eric Reid 40 Darryl Morris 41 Ray Ventrone 43 Craig Dahl 46 Derek Carrier 47 Kevin McDermott 49 Bruce Miller 51 Dan Skuta 52 Patrick Willis 53 NaVorro Bowman 54 Nick Moody 55 Ahmad Brooks 57 Michael Wilhoite 59 Jonathan Goodwin 63 Tony Jerod-Eddie 67 Daniel Kilgore 68 Adam Snyder 71 Quinton Dial 74 Joe Staley 75 Alex Boone 76 Anthony Davis 77 Mike Iupati 78 Joe Looney 81 Anquan Boldin 82 Mario Manningham 83 Demarcus Dobbs 84 Jon Baldwin 85 Vernon Davis 88 Garrett Celek 89 Vance McDonald 90 Glenn Dorsey 91 Ray McDonald 94 Justin Smith 95 Tank Carradine 96 Corey Lemonier 99 Aldon Smith

Reserve lists	29 Chris Culliver (IR) 38 Marcus Lattimore (NF-Inj.) 44 Alex Debniak (IR) 58 Darius Fleming (IR) 64 Luke Marquardt (NF-Inj.) 93 Ian Williams (IR) 98 Lawrence Okoye (IR) -- Brandon Carswell (IR)

Practice squad	17 Chuck Jacobs 28 Dax Swanson 33 Jewel Hampton 64 Mike Purcell 65 Al Netter 69 Carter Bykowski

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Persondata
Name	Brock, Tramaine
Alternative names
Short description	Player of American football
Date of birth	August 20, 1988
Place of birth	Gulfport, Mississippi
Date of death
Place of death

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