Tyler Brayton (born November 20, 1979 in Richland, Washington) is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Oakland Raiders as the 32nd overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado.
In 47 games at the University of Colorado, Brayton recorded 152 tackles with 12.5 sacks, 25 stops for losses, 34 quarterback pressures, 17 third-down hit...
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Tyler Brayton (born November 20, 1979 in Richland, Washington) is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Oakland Raiders as the 32nd overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado.
In 47 games at the University of Colorado, Brayton recorded 152 tackles with 12.5 sacks, 25 stops for losses, 34 quarterback pressures, 17 third-down hits, three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and six pass deflections. He majored in Spanish
Brayton was the last NFL draft pick in the first round in 2003, after Oakland acquired the first-round pick from the eventual Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for head coach Jon Gruden at the end of the 2001 season. Gruden became the Buccaneers coach after Tony Dungy's firing, with the latter taking over as the Indianapolis Colts coach when Jim E. Mora was fired the same year. Brayton was one of two Raiders selected in the first...
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