Stewart Bradley
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| Philadelphia Eagles — No. 55 | |
| Linebacker | |
| Date of birth: November 2, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 254 lb (115 kg) |
| Professional debut | |
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| 2007 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Career history | |
| College: Nebraska | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 87 | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2008 NFL season) |
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| Tackles | 126 |
| Sacks | 2.0 |
| Interceptions | 2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Stewart Bradley (born November 2, 1983 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected from the University of Nebraska in the third round (87th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. Bradley is the starter at the middle linebacker position in Philadelphia's 4-3 defense.
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[edit] Early years
Bradley played just one season of football as a junior at Highland High School, Salt Lake City, UT, due to injuries, starting at safety. He also starred in rugby and won 3 straight national championships.
[edit] College career
Bradley was a three-year starter at strong-side linebacker and in 43 games, registered 175 tackles, 25 TFLs, 4 sacks, 3 FFs, 4 FRs, and 1 INT, which he returned 43-yds. for a TD. He enrolled at Nebraska in 2002, spending the season as a defensive end on the scout team. In 2003, he appeared in all thirteen games as a reserve left defensive end, moving to that position after playing at middle linebacker in preseason camp. He managed only six tackles (4 solos) with three stops for losses and four pressures as an edge rusher. He also earned Academic All-Big Twelve Conference honors. He made the move to strong-side linebacker in 2004 and finished 2nd on the team with 67 tackles after serving as a reserve defensive end the previous two seasons. He missed most of the 2005 campaign with torn ACL in left knee but finished with 26 tackles (11 solos), three sacks and five stops for losses and added seven quarterback pressures and returned an interception 43 yards for a touchdown. Bradley led the Cornhuskers in tackles with 76 (6 for losses) in 2006 and also added 1 sack, 3 FF, and 4 FR.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Pre-draft
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| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 6-4 * | 254 * | 4.71 ** | 1.65 * | 2.79 * | 4.17 * | 7.29 * | 35½" * | 9'04" * | 28* * | 30 * | |||||||||
| * represents NFL Combine **represents Nebraska Pro Day | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Philadelphia Eagles
On December 23, 2007 Bradley had his first sack, and first interception in an Eagles win over the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome. Bradley finished with six tackles, one sack and one interception. During the game, he also essentially single handedly stopped the Saints from scoring from inside the five-yard line four plays in a row. In 2007, Bradley was a solid reserve linebacker and key special teams performer in his rookie campaign, finishing 2nd on the team in special teams tackles (17) and 3rd in special teams production points (257).
Sheldon Brown, a starting cornerback for the Eagles has gone on the record as saying that Bradley reminds him of Brian Urlacher in the way he stands in the middle linebacker position and the way he moves around on the field.[citation needed]
On January 6, 2009, Bradley was named to the 2008 Sports Illustrated All-Pro team in only his first year as a starter.[1]
On February, 6, 2009, New York Magazine reported that Bradley is following in the footsteps of the now infamous Sean Avery and has accepted an internship at Elle Magazine, where he'll satisfy his passion for fashion.[2]
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| Preceded by Omar Gaither |
Philadelphia Eagles Starting Middle Linebackers 2007- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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