Bradford Banta
{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Bradford Banta
| number =
| position = Special teams analyst
| current_team = Michigan Wolverines
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|12|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 253
| high_school = Baton Rouge (LA) University
| college = USC (1989–1993)
| draftyear = 1994
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 106
| pastteams =
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1994|1999}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2000}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2001|2003}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2004}})
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2007}})*
| pastcoaching =
- Chattanooga (2007)
Tight ends coach - Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2008|2011}})
Assistant special teams coach - Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2012|2013}})
Assistant linebackers coach - Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2014|2016}})
Assistant special teams coach - New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2017|2018}})
Special teams coordinator - Michigan Wolverines (2019–present)
Special teams analyst
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 156
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 2
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = BantBr00
}}
Bradford Banta (born December 14, 1970) is an American former professional football tight end and long snapper in the National Football League (NFL).
College career
Banta was a two-year starter at tight end for USC Trojans (1989–93), as well as a four-time letter-winner. He earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Conference honors as a junior and senior and received his bachelor's degree in communications with a minor in sociology in 1993.
Professional career
Banta was selected in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL draft, 106 overall, by the Indianapolis Colts.{{Cite web |title=1994 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He went on and played from 1994 to 2004 for the Indianapolis Colts, the New York Jets, the Detroit Lions, and the Buffalo Bills. He is noted for committing two unnecessary roughness penalties on a Monday Night Football matchup against the Miami Dolphins in 2000.
Banta served as a long snapper for a majority of his career, and played exclusively on special teams with the Lions. He had previously played tight end in offensive situations for the Colts.
After his playing days, Banta worked with as a supervisor for George Wright Construction for a year and in Chase's Home Financial Division for nearly two years in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Coaching career
=University of Tennessee at Chattanooga=
Banta coached the tight ends during the Chattanooga Mocs' 2007 season.
=Detroit Lions=
Banta was the assistant special teams coach for the Detroit Lions from 2008 to 2011, and then the assistant linebackers coach for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
=Washington Redskins=
On February 4, 2014, it was announced that Banta would join the team as the Washington Redskins assistant special teams coach, serving under Ben Kotwica.
=New Orleans Saints=
On January 31, 2017, the New Orleans Saints hired Banta as their Special teams coordinator.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140222155204/http://www.redskins.com/team/coaches/Bradford-Banta/0dcec95f-7449-4753-ba9a-9693a6cad33e Washington Redskins bio]
- {{Footballstats |nfl=BAN790894|espn=2732|pfr=BantBr00}}
{{Indianapolis Colts 1994 draft navbox}}
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Category:Players of American football from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Category:American football tight ends
Category:American football long snappers
Category:Louisiana State University Laboratory School alumni
Category:USC Trojans football players
Category:Indianapolis Colts players
Category:New York Jets players
Category:Buffalo Bills players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Coaches of American football from Louisiana
Category:Detroit Lions coaches
Category:Washington Redskins coaches
Category:Chattanooga Mocs football coaches
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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