Christian Bryant
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||
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| Born: | March 21, 1992 Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Ohio State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / round: 7 / pick: 241 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2015 | |||||||
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Christian Bryant (born March 21, 1992) is an American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Rams in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State.
Early years
Bryant attended Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio.
College career
Bryant was pressed into safety duty as a true freshman in 2010 because of an injury to Tyler Moeller, but a foot issue kept him out of five games later in the season. He played in all 12 games in 2011, started nine times while battling through a shoulder issue that finally caused him to miss the regular season finale at Michigan. Ranked in a tie for third in the Big Ten with eight pass break-ups, and his eight total passes defended (PBUs and INTs) ranked 13th in the league. Was tied for second among Buckeyes in passes defended and was also third on the team with 68 tackles. Bryant had a fine junior campaign in 2012 that saw him earn second-team all-Big Ten Conference honors. His 70 tackles trailed only teammate Ryan Shazier's 115, and his 13 passes defended (12 PBUs and one interception) ranked sixth in the Big Ten.
Professional career
St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams
Bryant was drafted in the seventh round 241st overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. He was waived during final cuts on August 30, 2014. He was signed to the Rams practice squad a few days later.
Bryant was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2015 season, but was signed to the practice squad on September 6, 2015.[1] On October 2, he was promoted to the active roster.[2] He was waived on October 23, 2015. He re-signed with the Rams four days later.[3]
References
- ^ Simmons, Myles (September 6, 2015). "Rams Announce Practice Squad". Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Lyons, Joe (October 2, 2015). "Rams notes: Bryant promoted from practice squad, McGee cut". Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ Lyons, Joe (October 27, 2015). "Rams report: Ogletree placed on IR in hopes of a December return". StLToday.com. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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