- Larry Brackins
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name =Larry Brackins
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currentteam =New York Jets
currentnumber =19
currentpositionplain =Wide receiver
birthdate =birth date and age|1982|11|5
birthplace =Dothan, Alabama
heightft =6
heightin =4
weight =221
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college =Pearl River CC
draftyear =2005
draftround =5
draftpick =155
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*Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2005 - 2006)*
*Philadelphia Soul (2007 - present) **
*New York Jets (2008 - present)**Off season and/or practice squad member only
**Placed on the 'other league exempt list' after the 2008 season
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*ArenaBowl Champion (XXII)
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nfl =BRA090842Larry Brackins (born
November 5 ,1982 in city-state|Dothan|Alabama) is anAmerican football wide receiver forNew York Jets of theNational Football League and anarena football wide receiver for thePhiladelphia Soul of theArena Football League . He was drafted by theTampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the2005 NFL Draft . He playedcollege football atPearl River Community College .High school career
Brackins attended
Dothan High School where he was an All-State selection in bothbasketball and football. During his senior season, he recorded 32 receptions for 643 yards and sixtouchdown s, and also scored four rushing touchdowns as well. For his high school career, he averaged 31.0 yards perkickoff return and recorded 57 total tackles and one touchdown on aninterception return. In basketball, he averaged 17 points, 12 rebounds, and five blocks a game while helping lead his team to the Class 6A state championship game.College career
Brackins attended
Pearl River Community College where he majored inPhysical education . As a freshman, he recorded 43 receptions for 772 yards, and nine touchdowns he was also named First-Team All-State and First-Team All-Region in both football and basketball. For his career, he recorded 101 receptions for 1,834 yards and 19 touchdowns, while starting 23 games. While there he also won numerous awards, such as: 2003 All-MACJC, 2003 All-Region 23, 2004 First-team NJCAA All-American, 2004 All-MACJC, and 2004 All-Region 23.Professional career
National Football League (2006 - 2006)
Brackins was selected in the fifth round (155th overall) of the
2005 NFL Draft by theTampa Bay Buccaneers on April 24, 2005. He signed with the team on July 28, however he did not make the roster and was released on September 7. On January 10, 2006, he re-signed with the Buccaneers, and spent went to training camp with the team, where he made two receptions for 19 yards. However, he was again released on July 25.Arena Football League
In 2007, Brackins signed with the
Philadelphia Soul of theArena Football League . As a rookie he played in 10 regular season games and one playoff game. He was named Offensive Player of the Game twice, and recorded 56 receptions for 786 yards and 20 touchdowns.In 2008, Brackins finished ranked 17th in the league in receiving with 107 receptions for 1,395 yards and 29 touchdowns with a long of 43. He also finished 14th on the team in tackles with nine, and he returned one kickoff for zero yards. Also, on
July 27 ,2008 , he won his first championship of his professional career when the Soul defeated theSan Jose SaberCats 59-56 inArenaBowl XXII .National Football League (2008 - present)
On August 19, 2008, Brackins was signed by the
New York Jets . [cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/20080828_Bringing_Soul_to_NFL.html |last=Barkowitz |first=Ed |title=Bringing Soul to NFL |work=Philly.com |publisher=Philadelphia Daily News |date=2008-08-28 |accessdate=2008-09-11] However, he was released on August 30, and signed to the teamspractice squad on September 2.Notes
External links
* [http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/player/1398-larry-brackins New York Jets bio]
* [http://www.philadelphiasoul.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=32 Philadelphia Soul bio]
* [http://www.arenafootball.com/ViewArticle.dbml?QUERY_TEAM_ID=3750&DB_OEM_ID=3500&ATCLID=753481&Q_SEASON=2008 Bio at ArenaFootball.com]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/Larry_Brackins-10350/ Stats at ArenaFan]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=12407 New York Jets profile] atESPN.com
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/7331/ New York Jets profile] at SI.com
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7331 New York Jets profile] atYahoo! Sports
* [http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/551533 New York Jets profile] atCBSSports.com
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