- Tyler Brayton
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currentteam=Carolina Panthers
currentnumber=96
currentposition=Defensive end
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|11|20
birthplace=Richland, Washington
heightft=6
heightin=6
weight=280
debutyear=2003
debutteam=Oakland Raiders
college=Colorado
draftyear=2003
draftround=1
draftpick=32
pastteams=
*Oakland Raiders (2003-2007)
*Carolina Panthers (2008-present)
status=Active
nfl=BRA783841Tyler Brayton (born
November 20 ,1979 inRichland, Washington ) is anAmerican football defensive end for theCarolina Panthers of theNational Football League . He was originally drafted by theOakland Raiders as the 32nd overall pick in the2003 NFL Draft . He playedcollege football at Colorado.College career
In 47 games at the University of Colorado, Brayton recorded 152 tackles with 12.5 sacks, 25 stops for losses, 34 quarterback pressures, 17 third-down hits, three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and six pass deflections.Fact|date=June 2007
Professional career
Oakland Raiders
Brayton was the last NFL draft pick in the first round in 2003, after Oakland acquired the first-round pick from the eventual Super Bowl Champion
Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for head coachJon Gruden at the end of the 2001 season. Gruden became the Buccaneers coach afterTony Dungy 's firing, with the latter taking over as theIndianapolis Colts coach whenJim E. Mora was fired the same year. Brayton was one of two Raiders selected in the first round in 2003; the other wasNnamdi Asomugha .On
November 6 2006 in a game against theSeattle Seahawks , Brayton kneed Seahawks tight endJerramy Stevens in the groin after Stevens had kneed him, and was ejected. Brayton was later fined $25,000 by theNFL [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/09/RAIDERS.TMP "Brayton gets fine, but no suspension"] , San Francisco Chronicle, February 16, 2008.] and Stevens was fined $15,000. This incident led to Brayton's nickname of "Nut Cracker".Fact|date=June 2007Carolina Panthers
On March 4, 2008, Brayton was signed by the
Carolina Panthers .Personal
Brayton is the grandson of former
Washington State University baseball coach Bobo Brayton [ [http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=340 "Oakland Raiders official bio"] , Oakland Raiders website, February 16, 2008.]References
External links
* [http://www.panthers.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=31026 Carolina Panthers bio]
* [http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=340 Oakland Raiders bio]
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