Brett Carolan

{{Short description|American football player (born 1971)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Brett Carolan

| number = 86, 84

| position = Tight end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|3|16}}

| birth_place = San Rafael, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 241

| high_school = Novato (CA) San Marin

| college = Washington State

| undraftedyear = 1994

| pastteams =

• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1994|1995}})
• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1996}})

| highlights =

• Super Bowl champion (XXIX)
• Second-team All-Pac-10 (1993)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 7

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 61

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = CaroBr00

}}

Brett Carolan (born March 16, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars. He was a rookie with the 49ers in 1994, when the team won Super Bowl XXIX.

Born and raised in Marin County, Carolan played college football at Washington State University in {{nowrap|Pullman.{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Super-Bowl-tradition-for-Marin-family-3152034.php |work=San Francisco Examiner |last=Beitiks |first=Edvins |title=Super Bowl tradition for Marin family |date=January 21, 1995 |accessdate=November 2, 2017}}}}

His father, Reggie Carolan (1939–1983), was a tight end in the American Football League for seven seasons, with the San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs. He also played college football (and basketball) on the Palouse, at the University of Idaho in Moscow.