Brandon Flowers (American football)
.JPG) Flowers during the 2011 NFL season. |
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| No. 24 Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Cornerback | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: February 18, 1986 | |
| Place of birth: Delray Beach, Florida | |
| Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Weight: 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Virginia Tech | |
| NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35 | |
| Debuted in 2008 for the Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011 | |
| Tackles | 255 |
| Sacks | 0.0 |
| Interceptions | 13 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Brandon Lavar Flowers (born February 18, 1986) is an American football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the second round (35th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft after playing college football at Virginia Tech. Flowers is currently considered to be one of the Chiefs' best defensive players [1][2][3]
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[edit] High school career
Flowers played high school football while attending Atlantic Community High School, where he earned first-team all-area and all-conference honors. He then attended Hargrave Military Academy for prep school in 2003.[4]
Although considered a three-star recruit, Flowers was not listed among the nation's top cornerback prospects by Rivals.com.[5]
[edit] College career
Flowers attended Virginia Tech, where he majored in Sociology. While playing for the Virginia Tech Hokies, he was named an All-American in both his sophomore and junior years. He also led the Atlantic Coast Conference in passes broken up (18) and passes defended (21). Flowers decided to forgo his final year of eligibility to enter the 2008 NFL Draft.[6]
[edit] Professional career
Flowers was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round (35th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He signed his contract for four years on July 23, 2008.[7]
During the 2008 season, Flowers played opposite Patrick Surtain, who is his cousin.[8] He recorded his first two career interceptions against Brett Favre of the New York Jets on October 26, returning the 2nd one 91 yards for a touchdown. The Chiefs, however, lost the game 28–24. Flowers finished the season with 69 tackles (62 solo), 1 forced fumble, 13 pass break-ups, 2 interceptions and a touchdown.
Despite playing nearly all the 2009 season with a hurt shoulder,[9] Flowers accumulated 65 tackles (58 solo), 2 forced fumbles, 23 pass break-ups, and 5 interceptions.
During the 2010 season, he helped lead the Chiefs to the 14th ranked defense (in yards per game), after finishing 30th the previous season, and helped lead the Chiefs to their first division title since 2003. He finished the season with 65 tackles, 14 pass deflections, and 2 interceptions one of which was returned for a touchdown.
On September 16, 2011, DIRECTV's Andrew Siciliano reported that Flowers signed a five-year contract extension with the Chiefs worth $50 million with $22 million guaranteed.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/playerbreakingnews.asp?sport=NFL&id=4733&line=170759&spln=1
- ^ http://kansascity.sbnation.com/kansas-city-chiefs/2010/10/13/1750208/chiefs-cb-brandon-flowers-mvp.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/18719/are-afc-wests-top-cbs-slipping
- ^ "Brandon Flowers, #24, Cornerback, Kansas City Chiefs". Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20080730234948/http://www.kcchiefs.com/player/brandon_flowers/. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ "Brandon Flowers Recruiting Profile", Rivals.com, http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Brandon-Flowers-23774, retrieved February 18, 2010.
- ^ Associated Press (2008-01-07). "Virginia Tech's Flowers declaring for NFL draft". http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7647258. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ http://www.kansascity.com/385/story/717333.html
- ^ ESPN – Flowers flanking `cousin' in Chiefs secondary – NFL
- ^ http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/02/1853697/flowers-working-to-have-a-breakout.html
- ^ Siciliano, Andrew. "Direct TV Redzone". Direct TV. Roto Wire. http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/4733/brandon-flowers. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
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