Thursday, February 09, 2012

Fernando Bryant

Fernando Bryant graduated from Riverdale High School in 1994 where he starred in football as a wide fernandobryant2.jpgreceiver/defensive back and in track as a sprinter. In football, as a senior, he garnered All American honors, and finished the year with six interceptions and 82 tackles on defense, and 48 receptions on offense. Bryant played his college career at the University of Alabama and was an All-SEC Freshman team selection in 1995, an All-SEC second team selection in 1996 and 1997, as well as an All-SEC first team selection in 1998 as a defensive back.

Bryant is a veteran of nine NFL seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars (1999-2003) and the Detroit Lions (2004-07). The 5-foot-10-inch, 184-pound cornerback has played in 110 career games with 109 starts and has totaled 509 tackles (435 solo), seven interceptions, 88 passes defended, three forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries. In 2007 with Detroit, Bryant started every game at left cornerback and made 76 tackles, his highest single-season total since his rookie season (1999). He also tied his career high with a pair of interceptions for the Lions in 2007 and tied another career best with 14 passes broken up.

fernandobryant.jpgHe spent the first five years of his career with Jacksonville (1999-2003), playing in 72 games with 71 starts over that period. As a rookie in 1999, he was named to all of the major all-rookie teams as he started every game and finished second among Jaguars defensive backs with a career-high 78 tackles in addition to a pair of interceptions, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries. He started both of the Jaguars playoff games following the 1999 season and recorded an interception in the AFC Championship Game against Tennessee. In 2000, he started all 14 games in which he played and led Jacksonville's cornerbacks with 57 tackles and added an interception. Bryant led Jaguars cornerbacks with 56 tackles in 2001, despite playing in only 10 games with nine starts. He was placed on the reserve/injured list with a foot injury the week before the 2001 regular season finale. He started every game of the 2002 and 2003 seasons for the Jaguars, totaling 67 tackles and an interception in 2002 and concluding his Jacksonville career with 71 tackles and an interception in 2003.

Bryant was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Lions on March 5, 2004. In his first season with Detroit, Bryant started all 10 games in which he played and led Lions cornerbacks with 48 tackles. He started the first two games of the 2005 season before being placed on the reserve/injured list with a clavicle injury. He started all 10 games in which he appeared in 2006 and recorded 46 tackles that year. Bryant was released by the Lions and picked up by the New England Patriots on a one-year contract in March of 2008.

Fernando in the Community

fernandobryant3.jpgWhile at Jacksonville, Bryant was one of Jaguars’ most visible players in the community … Established the 25-Sports Foundation in 2001 to help provide guidance and encouragement to inner-city children through a variety of programs … Supports organ donation programs (brother, Larry, received a life-saving kidney transplant in 2001) … Volunteers year-round at Jacksonville’s Hubbard House, a shelter for battered women and their children … Filmed a public service announcement in 2000 and helped produce a brochure for their Men Against Violence Against Women Program (MAVAW) … Hosts 15 disadvantaged youth, “Fernando’s Commandos,” during each Jaguars home game … 2001 spokesman for the Wireless Foundation’s national Call to Protect/Donate-a-Phone program, which provides refurbished wireless phones to benefit victims of domestic violence. Spearheaded a game day ALLTEL Stadium collection one October when Jaguars fans donated over 650 wireless phones … Volunteers with Jacksonville’s I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, annually supporting its holiday card fundraising program … Leads Jaguars Thanksgiving-week food distribution efforts by way of Operation Blessing, which provides donated food items to over 3,000 Northside families … 2000 recipient of the Jaguars/Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Community Champion Award and another team-sponsored community leader award. Donated $3,000 from both awards to Hubbard House … Serves meals at local homeless shelters, speaks at elementary schools, visits sick and injured children at Wolfson Children’s Hospital and makes numerous other appearances to support the community and his teammates … Held a dinner fundraiser during 2002 season and a special holiday shopping spree at a local Sports Authority store for disadvantaged youth … 2002 spokesman for Wireless Foundation’s national Call to Protect/Donate-a-Phone program which provides refurbished wireless phones to benefit victims of domestic violence.

NFL Career Stats

Season Team   Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
G GS Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR Yds
2007 Detroit Lions 16 16 69 59 10 0.0 -- 13 2 0 0.0 0 0 1 -- --
2006 Detroit Lions 10 10 46 36 10 0.0 -- 6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- --
2005 Detroit Lions 2 2 8 7 1 0.0 -- 1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 1 -- --
2004 Detroit Lions 10 10 51 42 9 0.0 -- 9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- --
2003 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 16 70 61 9 0.0 -- 8 1 0 0.0 0 0 -- -- --
2002 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 16 59 57 2 0.0 -- 11 1 26 26.0 26 0 -- -- --
2001 Jacksonville Jaguars 10 9 54 49 5 0.0 -- 6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- --
2000 Jacksonville Jaguars 14 14 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 -- -- --
1999 Jacksonville Jaguars 16 16 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 -- -- --
TOTAL 110 109 357 311 46 0.0 0 54 7 26 -- 26 0 2 -- 0

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