Brodney Pool

Brodney Pool
No. 21, 22
Position: Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: May 24, 1984
Place of birth: Corpus Christi, Texas
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
College: Oklahoma
NFL draft: 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First Team All-Big 12 (2003, 2004)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 364
Sacks: 5.5
Interceptions: 13
Passes defended: 49
Stats at NFL.com

Brodney Depaul Pool[1] (born May 24, 1984) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He also played for the New York Jets.

Early years

Pool attended Westbury High School where, as a senior, he was a five star recruit. During his senior season, he had 75 tackles and 11 interceptions as a safety. As a running back, he rushed 40 times for 159 yards (3.975 yards per carry avg.) and 2 touchdowns, and received 3 passes for 112 yards (37.34 yards per reception avg.) and 2 touchdowns. As a junior, he had 114 tackles and four interceptions. He also lettered in track.

College career

In 2002 as a true freshman Pool played in every game and recorded 34 tackles.

In 2003 Pool started every game at safety and was a First Team All-Big 12 selection.

In 2004 Pool was on the Thorpe and Nagurski Watchlists. He was the leader of the Oklahoma secondary and started all 13 games. He was a Third-Team All-American as well.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Pool was drafted with the 34th pick by the Browns. Although he did not start during the 2005 season, he played in 13 games, mostly as a safety, which included his first interception. In the 2006 season, he lost out the battle for the safety position to Sean Jones, but became a starting cornerback due to injuries by Leigh Bodden, Daylon McCutcheon, and Gary Baxter. After his rookie season in 2006, he had 54 solo tackles and 13 assisted tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception, and 7 pass deflections. He started all 16 games for the Browns in 2007, making 72 tackles and 2 interceptions. Pool holds the Browns' franchise record for longest interception return (100 yards against the Baltimore Ravens on November 18, 2007).[2]

After the 2009 season he became a free agent.

New York Jets

On March 11, 2010, Pool signed a one-year deal with the New York Jets valued at $1.3 million. On January 8, 2011, Pool makes his first career postseason start and his first career postseason appearance against Indianapolis Colts on Wild Card weekend. He recorded 7 tackles, one for a loss against the Indianapolis Colts in his Playoff debut, as the Jets won 17-16. On January 23, 2011, Pool recorded his first career postseason interception in the AFC Championship Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, the Jets lost 24-19, falling one game short of the Super Bowl for the second straight year.

Dallas Cowboys

On March 15, 2012, Pool signed with the Dallas Cowboys.[3] One week into the start of Training Camp, Pool was cut on August 6, 2012. He had failed an initial conditioning test upon arriving at camp before passing later in the week on his second attempt.[4]

Coaching career

On January 16, 2015, Pool accepted a quality control coaching position at Baylor University on the staff of Art Briles.

NFL stats

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2005 CLE 13 35 26 9 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 5
2006 CLE 16 68 55 13 1.0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
2007 CLE 16 58 47 11 0.0 0 0 0 2 103 52 100 1 6
2008 CLE 15 65 60 5 1.0 1 1 0 3 45 15 24 0 6
2009 CLE 11 50 39 11 1.0 0 0 0 4 33 8 32 0 10
2010 NYJ 15 53 39 14 1.0 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 11
2011 NYJ 14 36 27 9 0.5 0 1 33 1 0 0 0 0 3
Career 100 365 293 72 5.5 3 6 0 13 182 14 100 1 49

[5]

Key

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PoolBr20.htm
  2. ↑ "Reed rumbles 108 yards for NFL record | Longest interception returns by team". Pro Football Hall of Fame. November 24, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Archer, Todd; Calvin Watkins (15 March 2012). "Dan Connor, Brodney Pool sign". ESPN Dallas/Fort Worth. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Brodney Pool released by Dallas Cowboys after week in camp - NFL.com". nfl.com. 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Brodney Pool Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

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