Andre Branch
{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Andre Branch
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| number = 50, 90
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|7|14}}
| birth_place = Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 265
| high_school = Varina {{nowrap|(Henrico, Virginia)}}
| college = Clemson (2007–2011)
| draftyear = 2012
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 38
| pastteams =
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2016}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
| highlights =
- Second-team All-American (2011)
- First-team All-ACC (2011)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 188
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 25.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 8
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 4
| statlabel5 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 1
| pfr = BranAn00
}}
Orlandus Andre Branch (born July 14, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft with the 38th overall pick.
College career
Branch attended Clemson University from 2007 to 2011. For his career he had 179 tackles and 17.5 sacks. As a senior in 2011, he was a first-team All-ACC pick after recording 77 tackles and 10.5 sacks.{{Cite web |url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112811aae.html |title=Virginia Tech and Clemson Dominate All-ACC Football Teams |access-date=January 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209065504/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112811aae.html |archive-date=December 9, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
Branch was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft with the 38th overall pick.{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} On May 29, 2012, he signed a 4-year, $5.1 million contract.{{cite web|title=Jaguars sign Andre Branch|url=http://www.news4jax.com/sports/Jaguars-sign-Andre-Branch/-/475646/14282070/-/q07fh8z/-/index.html|work=News4Jax.com|accessdate=May 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531092727/http://www.news4jax.com/sports/Jaguars-sign-Andre-Branch/-/475646/14282070/-/q07fh8z/-/index.html|archive-date=May 31, 2012|url-status=dead}}
=Miami Dolphins=
Branch signed with the Miami Dolphins in on March 17, 2016.{{cite web|title=Dolphins Sign Andre Branch|url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Sign-Andre-Branch/83b31a45-5086-40c7-b730-f9c12372d46c|website=MiamiDolphins.com|date=March 16, 2016|access-date=March 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319025926/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Sign-Andre-Branch/83b31a45-5086-40c7-b730-f9c12372d46c|archive-date=March 19, 2016|url-status=dead}} In his first year in Miami, Branch started 11 of 16 games for the Dolphins, posting a career-high 49 tackles to go along with 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.
On March 8, 2017, Branch signed a three-year, $24 million contract extension with the Dolphins.{{cite web|title=Miami Dolphins to re-sign DE Andre Branch|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/miami-dolphins-to-re-sign-de-andre-branch-0ap3000000791480|author=Patra, Kevin|website=NFL.com|date=March 8, 2017}} He started 14 games in 2017, recording 23 combined tackles and 4.5 sacks.
Following a Week 1 game in 2018, Branch was fined $10,026 for taunting Taylor Lewan after delivering a concussion to Lewan with a blind side hit.{{cite web|title=Dolphins' Andre Branch fined by NFL for taunting after hit to Titans' Taylor Lewan|url=https://www.tennessean.com/amp/1303867002|author=Bacharach, Erik|website=Tennessean.com|date=September 14, 2018|access-date=July 24, 2019}}
On March 2, 2019, Branch was released by the Dolphins.{{cite web|title=Dolphins to release veteran DE Andre Branch|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001020190/article/dolphins-releasing-veteran-de-andre-branch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306045253/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001020190/article/dolphins-releasing-veteran-de-andre-branch|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2019|author=Bergman, Jeremy|website=NFL.com|date=March 2, 2019}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On July 30, 2019, Branch signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals after visiting earlier in June.{{cite web|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-try-again-at-linebacker-depth-signing-andre-branch|title=Cardinals Try Again At Linebacker Depth, Signing Andre Branch|author=Urban, Darren|website=azcardinals.com|date=July 30, 2019|accessdate=July 30, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cardinals-ink-lb-andre-branch-to-1-year-deal-0ap3000001037990|title=Cardinals ink LB Andre Branch to 1-year deal|author=Scott, Jelani|website=NFL.com|date=July 30, 2019|access-date=July 30, 2019}}{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Seth |date=2019-07-30 |title=Arizona Cardinals sign Andre Branch |url=https://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2019/7/30/20698177/az-arizona-cardinals-sign-andre-branch-per-report |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Revenge of the Birds|publisher=SB Nation |language=en}} He was released on August 25, 2019.{{cite news |author=Urban, Darren |title=Hakeem Butler, Josh Shaw Moved To Injured Reserve |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/hakeem-butler-josh-shaw-moved-to-injured-reserve-by-cardinals |website=AZCardinals.com |date=August 25, 2019 |accessdate=August 25, 2019}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2012 | JAX
| 13 || 3 || 12 || 9 || 3 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | JAX
| 16 || 0 || 37 || 30 || 7 || 6.0 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | JAX
| 9 || 0 || 18 || 12 || 6 || 3.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | JAX
| 13 || 9 || 24 || 18 || 6 || 4.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 49 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | MIA
| 16 || 11 || 49 || 27 || 22 || 5.5 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | MIA
| 14 || 14 || 23 || 12 || 11 || 4.5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | MIA
| 14 || 1 || 25 || 17 || 8 || 1.5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 95 | 38 | 188 | 125 | 63 | 25.5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 1 |
=Playoffs=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2016 | MIA
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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External links
- {{Football stats |nfl=2532801 |espn=14952 |pfr=B/BranAn00|yahoo=25748}}
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.clemsontigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/branch_andre01.html |title=Clemson Tigers bio |access-date=January 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501051309/http://www.clemsontigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/branch_andre01.html |archive-date=May 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
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Category:Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Clemson Tigers football players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players