| File:Brandon Underwood.jpg Underwood in 2011 | |
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| Safety | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: June 24, 1986 | |
| Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Career information | |
| College: Cincinnati | |
| NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 6 / Pick: 187 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Green Bay Packers ( 2009– 2010) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| * Super Bowl champion (XLV) | |
| Total tackles | 21 |
| Forced fumbles | 0 |
| Fumble recoveries | 0 |
| Pass deflections | 0 |
| Interceptions | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Brandon Dante Underwood (born June 24, 1986) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft and would later be a part of their Super Bowl XLV championship team over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Cincinnati.
College career[]
After going to Hamilton High School, Underwood spent his first two years at Ohio State, where he was redshirted as a freshman in 2005. He played in the season opener against Miami, recording three tackles before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. After his sophomore season, Underwood transferred to Cincinnati, where he earned first-team All-Big East honors in his senior season, recording 4 interceptions including one of Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford.[1]
Professional career[]
Green Bay Packers[]
Underwood was selected in the sixth round (187th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Packers.
He was released on September 3, 2011.[2]
Oakland Raiders[]
On February 16, 2012, he signed with the Oakland Raiders.[3] He was released by the Raiders on September 7, 2012 after landing on injured reserve.[4]
Dallas Cowboys[]
On December 31, 2012, Underwood signed with the Dallas Cowboys.[5] He was released by the Cowboys on August 27, 2013.[6]
Toronto Argonauts[]
On January 9, 2014, Underwood signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[7] He was released by the Argonauts on August 31, 2014.[8] On May 30, 2015, Underwood re-signed with the Toronto Argonauts. He was a free agent after the 2015 season.[9]
Calgary Stampeders[]
Underwood was signed to the Calgary Stampeders practice roster on October 10, 2014.[10]
References[]
- ↑ "Green Bay Packers: Brandon Underwood". www.packers.com. http://www.packers.com/team/roster/Brandon-Underwood/8ffcdb34-057f-4b54-ac50-8baf0dde925c.
- ↑ "Brandon Underwood among early Packer cuts". ProFootballTalk.com. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/03/brandon-underwood-among-early-packers-cuts/.
- ↑ "Raiders sign Brandon Underwood - NFLTradeRumors.co" (in en-US). http://nfltraderumors.co/raiders-sign-brandon-underwood/.
- ↑ "Brandon Underwood, CB, Free Agent". http://www.kffl.com/player/21077/nfl/brandon-underwood.
- ↑ "Brandon Underwood | Lakota Tomahawks". http://leagueathletics.com/Page.asp?n=113710&org=LAKOTATOMAHAWKS.COM.
- ↑ "Dallas Cowboys release nine players". ESPN.com. http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/82032/dallas-cowboys-release-nine-players.
- ↑ http://www.argonauts.ca/article/argos-sign-four-on-defence
- ↑ "2014 TRANSACTIONS". argonauts.ca. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140802132312/http://argonauts.ca/page/2014-transactions. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ↑ "2016 Free Agent Tracker". February 7, 2016. https://www.cfl.ca/2016/02/07/fa16/.
- ↑ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226135515/http://www.cfl.ca/page/transactions. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
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