John Broussard
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| Date of birth: December 18, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Kingwood, Texas | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: San José State | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 7 / Pick: 229 | |
| Debuted in 2007 for the Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Free Agent | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2008 | |
| Receptions | 4 |
| Receiving yards | 126 |
| Touchdowns | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
John Broussard (born December 18, 1983 in Kingwood, Texas) is a former American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at San José State.
Broussard was a member of the New York Giants Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. He is the younger brother of San Jose SaberCats wide receiver Jamall Broussard.
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[edit] College career
As a senior at San Jose State, Broussard helped the Spartans to a victory in the inaugural New Mexico Bowl as well as helping SJSU to its first winning season in 6 years.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Jacksonville Jaguars
On September 9, 2007, in the Jaguars first regular season game, Broussard caught the first pass of his career, a 47-yard touchdown pass from quarterback David Garrard. Broussard was waived by the Jaguars on August 26, 2008.
[edit] New York Giants
Broussard was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants on September 24, 2008 after wide receiver Taye Biddle was promoted to the active roster. Broussard was released on October 8 to make room for Biddle on the practice squad.
[edit] Chicago Bears
Broussard was signed to the practice squad of the Chicago Bears on October 15, 2008. After finishing the season on the practice squad, he was re-signed to a future contract on December 29, 2008.
The Bears waived Broussard on August 31, 2009.
[edit] Detroit Lions
After being waived by the Bears Broussard was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad but was immediately waived two days later.
[edit] Personal
Broussard's brother Jamall, who also went to San Jose State, played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Carolina Panthers as a return specialist in 2004.
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