Tyler Brayton

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currentteam=Carolina Panthers
currentnumber=96
currentposition=Defensive end
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|11|20
birthplace=Richland, Washington
heightft=6
heightin=6
weight=280
debutyear=2003
debutteam=Oakland Raiders
college=Colorado
draftyear=2003
draftround=1
draftpick=32
pastteams=
* Oakland Raiders (2003-2007)
* Carolina Panthers (2008-present)
status=Active
nfl=BRA783841

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.

College career

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.Fact|date=June 2007

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

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 round in 2003; the other was Nnamdi Asomugha.

On November 6 2006 in a game against the Seattle Seahawks, Brayton kneed Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens in the groin after Stevens had kneed him, and was ejected. Brayton was later fined $25,000 by the NFL [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/09/RAIDERS.TMP "Brayton gets fine, but no suspension"] , San Francisco Chronicle, February 16, 2008.] and Stevens was fined $15,000. This incident led to Brayton's nickname of "Nut Cracker".Fact|date=June 2007

Carolina Panthers

On March 4, 2008, Brayton was signed by the Carolina Panthers.

Personal

Brayton is the grandson of former Washington State University baseball coach Bobo Brayton [ [http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=340 "Oakland Raiders official bio"] , Oakland Raiders website, February 16, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.panthers.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=31026 Carolina Panthers bio]
* [http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=340 Oakland Raiders bio]