Chris Bryan (born 6 March 1982 in Melbourne, Australia) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. Prior to his NFL career, Bryan played in the Australian Football League as an Australian rules footballer between 2005 and 2009.
Bryan is the great grandson of dual premiership player, Ernest 'Snowy' Lumsden, who played 78 games for Collingwood from 1910 to 1920. Bryan's great uncle was Collingwood legend Dick Lee. Bryan unsuccess...
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Chris Bryan (born 6 March 1982 in Melbourne, Australia) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. Prior to his NFL career, Bryan played in the Australian Football League as an Australian rules footballer between 2005 and 2009.
Bryan is the great grandson of dual premiership player, Ernest 'Snowy' Lumsden, who played 78 games for Collingwood from 1910 to 1920. Bryan's great uncle was Collingwood legend Dick Lee. Bryan unsuccessfully trialled for the Collingwood rookie list in 2000 and spent the next 4 seasons playing in the VFL.
As a mature-aged recruit, Bryan was drafted in the sixth round (no.73 overall) by Carlton in the 2004 AFL Draft. Drafted as a 22 years old, Bryan was given a chance after showing enough at VFL level for both Sandringham and Frankston. He made his debut for Carlton in Round 11, 2005 against Sydney and showed an immediate sign he was an aggressive and mobile ruckman, having 20 disposals and 17 hitouts. He played the next 11 games, before being...
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