Bradford Banta

Dennis Bradford Banta, (born December 14, 1970 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a retired American football tight end and long snapper in the National Football League.

Professional career
Banta played from 1994 to 2004 for the Indianapolis Colts, the New York Jets, the Buffalo Bills and the Detroit Lions. He is noted for committing two personal fouls of unnecessary roughness in a Monday Night Football matchup against the Miami Dolphins in 2000.

Banta served as a long snapper for a majority of his career, and played exclusively on special teams with the Lions. He had previously played tight end in offensive situations for the Colts.

College career
Banta played college football at the University of Southern California. Married with 2 girls and a son expected in late May 8

Detroit Lions
He was named Detroit Lions as an assistant of special teams. He also was the assistant coach at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.