Michael Bragg
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Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||
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Born: | Los Angeles, California | December 31, 1981||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Mayfair (Lakewood, California) | ||||||||
College: | Texas A&M-Kingsville | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||
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Michael Dwayne Bragg (born December 31, 1981) is an American football defensive back.[1] In 2006, he played in the National Football League with the Kansas City Chiefs at cornerback. Bragg played college football for Texas A&M University–Kingsville.
Early life
[edit]Bragg was born in Los Angeles, California and graduated as a prep standout at Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California.[2]
College career
[edit]The California native was a three time All-American selection in the "Long Jump" after beginning his collegiate career at Cerritos College. Upon graduation from Cerritos, Bragg attended Texas A&M University–Kingsville where he completed his collegiate career with 36 tackles, 4 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries, and 10 passes defended. He earned his first-team All-Lone Star Conference South Division honors as a senior. That year, he recorded 25 tackles, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery and 9 passes were defended that year.
Professional career
[edit]In 2005, Bragg entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the New York Giants. Following the Giants, Bragg spent the first four games of the 2006 season on the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad after originally signing with the club on February 21, 2006. He was promoted to the active 53 man roster and saw action in a game and also retained an injury.[3]
In 2008, Bragg joined the Arena Football League with his first-team being the now non-existent team the Colorado Crush. After the league resumed, in 2010 Mike was signed to the Cleveland Gladiators as their starting Jack Linebacker.
External links
[edit]- "CRUSH SIGN TWO IN PLAYOFF RUN". coloradocrush.com. June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2008.[permanent dead link]
References
[edit]- ^ "Michael Bragg". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
- ^ Chad Eberhardt (September 25, 1999). "No. 1 Mayfair Pulls Rank on Los Amigos". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ^ "Chiefs sign DB Bragg from practice squad". www2.ljworld.com. The World Company. October 12, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Los Angeles
- American football cornerbacks
- Mayfair High School alumni
- Cerritos Falcons football players
- Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Colorado Crush players
- Cleveland Gladiators players
- Laredo Rattlesnakes players
- Dodge City Law players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive back, 1980s birth stubs