Lamont Brightful

Lamont Brightful

Date of birth	(1979-01-29) January 29, 1979
Place of birth	Oak Harbor, Washington
Career information
Position(s)	Cornerback
US college	Eastern Washington
NFL draft	2002 / round: 6 / pick: 195
Career history
As player
2002–2003	Baltimore Ravens
2004	Miami Dolphins
2005	New York Giants
2006	Montreal Alouettes
2007	Calgary Stampeders
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Lamont Eugene Brightful (born January 29, 1979 in Oak Harbor, Washington) is an American football player. Prior to attending Eastern Washington University, Brightful graduated from Mariner High School in Everett, Washington, where he was a standout defensive back, wide receiver, and kick returner. He was also a holder for Larry Stovall-Moody teammate Denver Broncos 2005 and Semi pro hall of famer and pro arena football player Larry has the longest field goal in Mariner high school history of 60 yards kicked back in 1996

College career

Brightful played college football at Eastern Washington University. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2002 NFL Draft. He was also a skilled kick returner, he holds the Div 1AA record for average kick return yards at 30, with over 65 attempts.

Professional career

After he was drafted, he played for the Ravens during the 2002 and 2003 seasons, where he was used mostly as a return man.

Lamont was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2004, and was released from the team in 2005. Lamont was cut after having three fumbles in a game as a punt returner against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Lamont was then picked up by the New York Giants and went overseas to play for the Frankfurt Galaxy as cornerback. In 2005, he was ranked the top returner in the league.

In 2006, he joined the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League as a punt returner and cornerback.

Lamont now works as an elite sports performance coach in Richland, Washington at Power Alley Performance, LLC.

External links

• Just Sports Stats