Brandon London
| No. 14 Montreal Alouettes | |
| Wide Receiver | |
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| Date of birth: October 16, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Richmond, Virginia | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Massachusetts | |
| Undrafted in 2007 | |
| Debuted in 2008 for the Miami Dolphins | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
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Brandon Jaime London (born October 16, 1984) is an American football wide receiver who is currently playing with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Massachusetts.
London has also played for the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers. He earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Giants' practice squad in Super Bowl XLII. He is the son of college football coach Mike London.
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[edit] College career
London led UMass in receptions (50) and receiving yards (781) during his senior year (2006). He finished second at UMass in career catches with 148, and became only the seventh UMass player with 100 or more career catches. He ranks third on the school's all-time list in receiving yards with 2,022. He is tied for fourth in career receiving TDs at UMass with 15, and is tied for fifth-best in single-season receiving touchdowns with nine.
[edit] Statistics
| Career Statistics (Receiving) | |||||||||||
| Year | GP | GS | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Lg. | ||||
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| 2003 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 2004 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 439 | 12.9 | 3 | 35 | ||||
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 774 | 12.9 | 3 | 51 | ||||
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 781 | 15.6 | 9 | 41 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 32 | 148 | 2022 | 13.7 | 15 | 51 | ||||
[edit] Professional career
[edit] New York Giants
London was originally signed in 2007 to the New York Giants practice squad, but was signed to the active roster on February 2, 2008. He was later released on August 30, 2008 during final cuts.
[edit] Miami Dolphins
A day after being waived by the Giants, London was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on August 31, 2008. The team waived receiver Anthony Armstrong to make room for London. After a lackluster performance in the 2009 NFL preseason, London was waived by the Miami Dolphins on September 5, 2009.
[edit] Pittsburgh Steelers
London signed a future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers on February 9, 2010. London was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 3, 2010.
[edit] Personal
His father, Mike London, is the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers, having previously served as the head coach for the Richmond Spiders for two seasons, including leading the team to a national championship his first season as head coach in 2008, and defensive line coach for the Houston Texans in 2005.[1]
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Richmond, Virginia
- Players of American football from Virginia
- African American players of American football
- American football wide receivers
- UMass Minutemen football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- New York Giants players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Montreal Alouettes players
