Brodrick Bunkley

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Brodrick Bunkley (born November 23, 1983 in Tampa, Florida) is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He attended college at Florida State University, and was one of four Florida State Seminoles defensive players taken in the first round of the draft.

[edit] Early years

Bunkley Registered 18.5 sacks as a senior at Chamberlain High School, leading his team to the state finals.

[edit] College career

He attended college at Florida State University. He finished his Seminoles career with 129 tackles, 11.5 sacks, and 37 TFLs (5th in school history) in 44 games (22 starts). Took over the starting nose guard duties as a senior and went on to earn numerous First-team All-America in 2005 as well as Second-team All-ACC accolades. His 25 TFLs ranked 2nd in the nation and set a single-season school record. Also registered 66 tackles, 9 sacks, 15 hurries, 2 FRs and 1 FF. He registered 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 8 TFLs and 5 hurries as a sophomore and appeared in 8 games as a true freshman in 2002.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Pre-draft

[edit] Philadelphia Eagles

On April 29, 2006 Bunkley was drafted by the Eagles in the 1^st round (14^th overall) but did not sign until August 4, 2006 when he agreed to a six-year deal. He was the Eagles 2^nd string defensive tackle during the 2006 season and played sparingly.

On November 19, 2006 Bunkley was suspended by the Eagles for one game as a result of him missing the team flight to Indianapolis. Bunkley claims he missed the team flight because he was picking up some fried chicken for the defensive line, as is a rookie tradition.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2007 season, Bunkley became a starting defensive tackle for the Eagles alongside Mike Patterson. He recorded 30 tackles and three sacks.

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