Larry Brackins

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currentteam =New York Jets
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currentpositionplain =Wide receiver
birthdate =birth date and age|1982|11|5
birthplace =Dothan, Alabama
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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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Larry Brackins (born November 5, 1982 in city-state|Dothan|Alabama) is an American football wide receiver for New York Jets of the National Football League and an arena football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pearl River Community College.

High school career

Brackins attended Dothan High School where he was an All-State selection in both basketball and football. During his senior season, he recorded 32 receptions for 643 yards and six touchdowns, and also scored four rushing touchdowns as well. For his high school career, he averaged 31.0 yards per kickoff return and recorded 57 total tackles and one touchdown on an interception 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 in Physical 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 the Tampa 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 the Arena 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 the San Jose SaberCats 59-56 in ArenaBowl 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 teams practice squad on September 2.

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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] at ESPN.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] at Yahoo! Sports
* [http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/551533 New York Jets profile] at CBSSports.com