Brannon Condren

Brannon Condren (born August 19, 1983 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football for Troy.

Condren has been a member of various NFL teams throughout his career. Most recently he was a member of the New York Jets.

On March 20, 2010, Condren married professional bodybuilder Taylor Gallagher.^[1] Gallagher met Condren in Pensacola, Florida. They had known each other since high school.^[2]

Early years

He attended Tate High School in Cantonment, Florida.

College career

Condren was offered a chance to walk-on at Florida State, but chose to walk on at Troy because he believed he would have a better opportunity.

Professional career

First stint with Colts

Selected by the Colts in the fourth round (131st overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft, Condren did not see action in the first three preseason games of the 2007 season following a groin injury. He dressed and saw action for the first time in the final preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He survived final cuts and began the season on the Colts' active roster

Condren was the Colts' deactivated players list for weeks 1-4 in the 2007 season. Because of injuries in the Colts secondary, Condren was activated for the Colts' fifth regular season game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, playing on kick coverage/special teams.

After several weeks on the deactivated list, Condren again dressed and played in the Colts' week 8 game against the Carolina Panthers on the punt/kickoff coverage team. Week 9 again saw Brannon return to the inactive list as the Colts lost to the New England Patriots. Injuries in Week 10 allowed Condren to be activated and playing against the San Diego Chargers. Throughout the rest of the regular season, Condren was frequently on the active roster, playing mainly on special teams. As the Colts rested their number one safeties in the second part of the final regular season game, Brannon played safety for an extended period of time.

After participating with the Colts in the 2008 preseason Condren was waived by the Colts during final cuts on August 30.

St. Louis Rams

A day after being let go by the Colts, Condren was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Rams on August 31, 2008. He was inactive for the team's first four games of the season before being waived on October 10 when the team signed practice squad wide receiver Derek Stanley to the active roster.

Miami Dolphins

Condren was signed by the Miami Dolphins on October 14, 2008, after the team released safety Tyrone Culver. In four games with the Dolphins, Condren recorded three special teams tackles. He was released on November 10 when the team re-signed safety Courtney Bryan.

Second stint with Colts

Condren was re-signed to the Colts' practice squad on November 14, 2008. After finishing the season on the practice squad, he was re-signed to a future contract on January 5, 2009.

He was waived on July 29, 2009.

Cincinnati Bengals

Condren was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad on November 17, 2009. He was released on December 8.

New York Jets

Condren was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets on December 24, 2009 after Jets practice squad safety Keith Fitzhugh was signed by the Baltimore Ravens. On June 22, 2010, Condren was cut by the team.^[3]

References

1. ↑ http://www.hardbody.com/news/2010/03/31/taylor-gallagher-ties-the-knot-with-nfl-player/
2. ↑ http://www.rxmuscle.com/videos/c-interviews/1374-taylor-condren-1-day-before-the-2010-ifbb-pittsburgh-pro-figure.html
3. ↑ Aaron Wilson (June 22, 2010). "Jets cut Jared Ballman, two others". National Football Post. Retrieved June 22, 2010. 

External links

• Cincinnati Bengals bio
• Indianapolis Colts bio
• New York Jets bio
• Troy Trojans bio