Christian Bryant
{{Short description|American football player (born 1992)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Christian Bryant
| image = Christian Bryant.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Bryant with the Rams in 2016
| number = 37, 25
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|03|21}}
| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 198
| high_school = Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio)
| college = Ohio State
| draftyear = 2014
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 241
| pastteams = * St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2016}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2016}})*
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2016}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Birmingham Iron ({{AAF Year|2019}})
| highlights = * Second-team All-Big Ten (2012)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 5
| pfr = BryaC.00
}}
Christian "C. B." Bryant (born March 21, 1992) is an American former professional football safety. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Ohio State.
Early life
Bryant attended Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio.{{Cite web |date=2017-08-23 |title=Browns sign former Glenville, Ohio State player Christian Bryant |url=https://fox8.com/sports/browns-sign-former-glenville-ohio-state-player-christian-bryant/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=Fox 8 Cleveland WJW |language=en-US}}
College career
Bryant was pressed into safety duty as a true freshman in 2010 because of an injury to Tyler Moeller, but a foot issue kept him out of five games later in the season. He played in all 12 games in 2011, started nine times while battling through a shoulder issue that finally caused him to miss the regular season finale at Michigan. Ranked in a tie for third in the Big Ten with eight pass break-ups, and his eight total passes defended (pass breakups and interceptions) ranked 13th in the league. Was tied for second among Buckeyes in passes defended and was also third on the team with 68 tackles. Bryant had a fine junior campaign in 2012 that saw him earn second-team all-Big Ten Conference honors. His 70 tackles trailed only teammate Ryan Shazier's 115, and his 13 passes defended (12 pass breakups and one interception) ranked sixth in the Big Ten.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 9 1/8
| weight = 198
| arm span = 30 1/4
| hand span = 8 1/4
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2014 NFL Draft Scout Christian Bryant College Football Profile |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=105768&DraftYear=2014 |access-date=September 19, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams=
Bryant was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round 241st overall in the 2014 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2014 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2014/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was waived during final cuts on August 30, 2014. He was signed to the Rams practice squad a few days later.
Bryant was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2015 season, but was signed to the practice squad on September 6, 2015.{{cite web|title=Rams Reduce Roster to 53 Players|url=http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Reduce-Roster-to-53-Players/bbb8735b-9b5a-4007-ae0f-b8e4cf251956|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729140810/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Reduce-Roster-to-53-Players/bbb8735b-9b5a-4007-ae0f-b8e4cf251956|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 29, 2017|author=Simmons, Myles|website=TheRams.com|date=September 5, 2015|accessdate=April 10, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Announce-Practice-Squad/32e2bb84-92ba-4610-87aa-51022a0f28c3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729140028/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Announce-Practice-Squad/32e2bb84-92ba-4610-87aa-51022a0f28c3|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 29, 2017|title=Rams Announce Practice Squad|date=September 6, 2015|first=Myles|last=Simmons|accessdate=November 29, 2015}} On October 2, he was promoted to the active roster.{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/rams-notes-bryant-promoted-from-practice-squad-mcgee-cut/article_56a1bccb-3282-59cb-8d72-37725466184c.html|title=Rams notes: Bryant promoted from practice squad, McGee cut|date=October 2, 2015|first=Joe|last=Lyons|accessdate=November 30, 2015}} He was waived on October 23, 2015. He re-signed with the Rams four days later.{{cite news|work=StLToday.com|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/rams-report-ogletree-placed-on-ir-in-hopes-of-a/article_1e4f59dc-57a2-525d-a8a0-0d0e0a1a7deb.html|title=Rams report: Ogletree placed on IR in hopes of a December return|date=October 27, 2015|first=Joe|last=Lyons|accessdate=November 30, 2015}}
On September 3, 2016, Bryant was waived by the Rams as part of final roster cuts.{{cite web|title=Rams Make 53-Man Roster Decisions|url=http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Make-53-Man-Roster-Decisions/d9eabd99-516f-482a-ba08-783512f449de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831132249/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Make-53-Man-Roster-Decisions/d9eabd99-516f-482a-ba08-783512f449de|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 31, 2017|website=TheRams.com|date=September 3, 2016}}
=Arizona Cardinals (first stint)=
On October 4, 2016, Bryant was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Chris Johnson, Tyvon Branch To IR; Butler Cut|url=http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Chris-Johnson-Tyvon-Branch-To-IR-Butler-Cut/a3a64d8b-e7f6-4089-869e-81f4217dd19d|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=October 4, 2016|access-date=October 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005124803/http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Chris-Johnson-Tyvon-Branch-To-IR-Butler-Cut/a3a64d8b-e7f6-4089-869e-81f4217dd19d|archive-date=October 5, 2016|url-status = dead}} He was promoted to the active roster on November 1, 2016.{{cite web|title=Cardinals bring back Boggs after Veldheer move|url=http://blog.azcardinals.com/2016/11/01/cardinals-bring-back-boggs-after-veldheer-move/|website=Blog.AZCardinals.com|date=November 1, 2016|author=Urban, Darren|access-date=November 1, 2016|archive-date=November 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102155123/http://blog.azcardinals.com/2016/11/01/cardinals-bring-back-boggs-after-veldheer-move/|url-status=dead}} He was released by the Cardinals on November 28, 2016.{{cite web|title=Cardinals release safety Christian Bryant with Tyvon Branch eligible to return|url=http://arizonasports.com/story/938854/cardinals-release-safety-christian-bryant-roster-tyvon-branch/|website=ArizonaSports.com|date=November 28, 2016}}
=New York Giants=
On November 30, 2016, Bryant was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Giants Sign S Christian Bryant To Practice Squad|url=http://nfltraderumors.co/giants-sign-s-christian-bryant-practice-squad/|date=November 30, 2016}}
=Arizona Cardinals (second stint)=
On December 28, 2016, Bryant was signed by the Cardinals off the Giants' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Cardinals announce additions of Bryant, Dixon|url=http://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2016/12/28/14101550/cardinals-announce-additions-of-bryant-dixon|author=Mann, Alex|website=RevengeoftheBirds.com|date=December 28, 2016}} He was waived by the Cardinals on May 11, 2017.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Waive S Christian Bryant|url=http://nfltraderumors.co/cardinals-waive-s-christian-bryant-2/|date=May 11, 2017}}
=Cleveland Browns=
On August 23, 2017, Bryant signed with the Cleveland Browns.{{cite web|title=Browns sign DB Christian Bryant|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-sign-DB-Christian-Bryant/20f8e8ef-dbb7-47bb-830e-f8e5eb40614f|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=August 23, 2017|access-date=August 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823215328/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-sign-DB-Christian-Bryant/20f8e8ef-dbb7-47bb-830e-f8e5eb40614f|archive-date=August 23, 2017|url-status=dead}} He was waived on September 1, 2017, during roster cutdowns.{{cite web|title=Browns reduce roster to 65|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-reduce-roster-to-65/32007e2d-6e64-41c2-867d-3b1be2879e16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313182329/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-reduce-roster-to-65/32007e2d-6e64-41c2-867d-3b1be2879e16|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2018|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=September 1, 2017}}
=Birmingham Iron=
In 2018, Bryant signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.{{Cite web |last=Inabinett |first=Mark |date=September 20, 2018 |title=Birmingham Iron building roster with in-state talent |url=https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/09/birmingham_iron_building_roste.html |access-date=November 21, 2018 |website=AL.com}} He was waived before the start of the regular season, but was re-signed on February 19, 2019. He was waived again on March 4, 2019. He was added to the team's rights list and re-signed to a contract on April 1, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019.{{Cite web |last=Rothstein |first=Michael |last2=Wickersham |first2=Seth |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141113180659/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/christian_bryant_752971.html Ohio State Buckeyes bio]
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