Corbin Bryant
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Corbin Bryant
| image = Corbin Bryant.JPG
| caption = Bryant with the Buffalo Bills in 2014
| current_team =
| number = 95, 97
| position = Nose tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|1|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 300
| high_school = Chicago (IL) Morgan Park
| college = Northwestern
| undraftedyear = 2011
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2011}})
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2017}})
| status =
| statweek =
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 84
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 2.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
|pfr=BryaCo00
}}
Corbin Sinclair Bryant (born January 4, 1988) is a former American football nose tackle. He played college football at Northwestern and was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in the 2011. He was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills and New York Giants.
College career
Bryant was selected and participated in 2011 NFL Players Association All-Star game. He was named as an all-conference honorable mention.
Professional career
=Chicago Bears=
On July 26, 2011, Bryant signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent.
=Pittsburgh Steelers=
On September 4, 2011, Bryant signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers to join the practice squad.{{cite web | title=Steelers Announce Practice Squad | work=steelers.com | url=http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Steelers-Announce-Practice-Squad/34c728b5-7c80-49ec-a5a8-4c1ee0672b1d|accessdate=September 4, 2011}}
=Buffalo Bills=
On December 31, 2012, Bryant signed with the Buffalo Bills to a future/reserve contract.{{cite web | title=Buffalo Bills sign five future free agents | work=buffalobills.com | url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Buffalo-Bills-sign-five-future-free-agents/461130f5-f4d4-4ffc-a74c-49d793b5705c | accessdate=December 31, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102223726/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Buffalo-Bills-sign-five-future-free-agents/461130f5-f4d4-4ffc-a74c-49d793b5705c | archive-date=January 2, 2013 | url-status=dead }}
In Week 8 of the 2016 season, Bryant suffered a shoulder injury that kept him out for three games before being placed on injured reserve on November 29, 2016.{{cite web|title=DT Bryant, WR Powell to I-R; Bills call up WR Lewis, DT Coleman|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/DT-Bryant-WR-Powell-to-I-R-Bills-call-up-WR-Lewis-DT-Coleman/fc128bf5-1021-47c2-89e6-6b0921d23701|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=November 29, 2016|access-date=November 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130035621/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/DT-Bryant-WR-Powell-to-I-R-Bills-call-up-WR-Lewis-DT-Coleman/fc128bf5-1021-47c2-89e6-6b0921d23701|archive-date=November 30, 2016|url-status=dead}}
=New York Giants=
On June 8, 2017, Bryant signed with the New York Giants.{{cite web|title=Giants sign veteran DT Corbin Bryant|url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-sign-veteran-DT-Corbin-Bryant/4d044913-ca95-465a-925a-eaa525d05bfc|author=Eisen, Michael|website=Giants.com|date=June 8, 2017}} On August 15, 2017, the Giants placed Bryant on injured reserve after dislocating his elbow.{{cite web|title=Giants sign Bobby Richardson, place Corbin Bryant on IR|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/08/15/giants-sign-bobby-richardson-place-corbin-bryant-on-ir/|author=Alper, Josh|website=ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com|date=August 15, 2017}} He was released with a settlement on November 16, 2017.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055346/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bryant_corbin00.html Northwestern Wildcats bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Chicago
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