Brandon Lindsey
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1989)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Brandon Lindsey
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| current_team =
| number = 56
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|1|10|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 250
| high_school = Aliquippa (PA) Senior
| college = Pittsburgh
| undraftedyear = 2012
| pastteams =
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2012}})*
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2013}})*
- Sioux Falls Storm ({{IFL Year|2015}})
| status =
| highlights =
- United Bowl champion (2015)
- Second-team All-Big East (2010)
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Brandon Anthony Lindsey (born January 10, 1989) is a former American football linebacker.
Early years
Lindsey attended Aliquippa Senior High School in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, where he played both linebacker and running back. As a senior, he had 115 tackles on defense and rushed for 743 yards on offense.
College career
Lindsey played collegiate football at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was redshirted as a true freshman in 2007. In 2008, he played special teams and was a backup linebacker. In 2009, as a defensive end, he had 18 tackles and four sacks. He moved back to linebacker in 2010 and was named to the second-team all-Big East squad after recording 51 tackles and 10 sacks.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/217502/BIG-EAST-Announces-2010-Postseason-Football-Honors.aspx |title=BIG EAST Announces 2010 Postseason Football Honors |access-date=September 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121125152/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/217502/BIG-EAST-Announces-2010-Postseason-Football-Honors.aspx |archive-date=January 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2
| weight = 254
| dash = 4.93
| ten split = 1.67
| twenty split = 2.82
| shuttle = 4.28
| cone drill = 7.36
| vertical = 33
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 9
| bench = 23
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{cite web | url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=70675&draftyear=2012&genpos=OLB | title=Brandon Lindsey | publisher=nfldraftscout.com | accessdate=July 8, 2017}}
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Although Lindsey was considered one of the best linebacker prospects in the 2012 NFL draft, he was not drafted. After the draft, he signed a free-agent contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. On June 28, 2012, Lindsey was released by the Steelers.
Lindsey signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League on July 15, 2013. He was released by the team on July 29, 2013.{{cite web | url=https://www.argonauts.ca/transactions-2013/ | title=TRANSACTIONS – 2013 | publisher=argonauts.ca | accessdate=July 8, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709033356/https://www.argonauts.ca/transactions-2013/ | archivedate=July 9, 2017 }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lindsey_brandon00.html Pittsburgh Panthers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015232452/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lindsey_brandon00.html |date=October 15, 2011 }}
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Category:American football linebackers
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Canadian football defensive linemen
Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football players
Category:Sioux Falls Storm players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:Players of American football from Beaver County, Pennsylvania