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On March 4, 2008, Brayton was signed by the [[Carolina Panthers]]. In his first season at the Panthers, he played and started in all 16 games and finished the campaign with 40 tackles and a career-high 4.5 sacks. |
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==Personal== |
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| College: | Colorado |
| NFL draft: | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 32 |
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| Roster status: | Active |
Tyler Brayton (born November 20, 1979 in Richland, Washington) is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Oakland Raiders as the 32nd overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college 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.[1] He majored in Spanish
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 coach Jon Gruden at the end of the 2001 season. Gruden became the Buccaneers coach after Tony Dungy's firing, with the latter taking over as the Indianapolis Colts coach when Jim E. Mora was fired the same year. Brayton was one of two Raiders selected in the first round in 2003; the other was Nnamdi Asomugha. In his debut season, he played and started in all 16 games and finished the campaign with 61 tackles and 2.5 sacks. The following season, he recorded 45 tackles, 2.5 sacks and his first career intereption at the Kansas City Chiefs on December 25. During the 2005 season, Brayton played in all 16 games, notching up three starts and finished the season with 16 tackles and one sack. In 2006 he finished with 42 tackles. In his final year with the Raiders, Brayton finished the season with 11 tackles.
On November 6 2006 in a game against the Seattle Seahawks, Brayton kneed Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens in the groin after Stevens had kneed him, and was ejected. Brayton was later fined $25,000 by the NFL [2] and Stevens was fined $15,000. This incident led to Brayton's nickname of "Nut Cracker".[citation needed]
Carolina Panthers
On March 4, 2008, Brayton was signed by the Carolina Panthers. In his first season at the Panthers, he played and started in all 16 games and finished the campaign with 40 tackles and a career-high 4.5 sacks.
Personal
Brayton is the grandson of former Washington State University baseball coach Bobo Brayton[3]
References
- ^ College Statistics Carolina Panthers website
- ^ "Brayton gets fine, but no suspension", San Francisco Chronicle, February 16, 2008.
- ^ "Oakland Raiders official bio", Oakland Raiders website, February 16, 2008.