Corey Bradford
{{Short description|American football player (born 1975)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2010}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Corey Bradford
| number = 17, 85
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|12|8}}
| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 201
| high_school = Clinton (LA)
| college = Hinds CC
Jackson State
| draftyear = 1998
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 150
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1998|2001}})
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2002|2005}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2006}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2007}})*{{cite web |title=Corey Bradford |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradCo00.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=16 July 2024}}
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 215
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 3,346
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 25
| pfr = BradCo00
}}
Corey Lamon Bradford (born December 8, 1975) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played for the Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, and Detroit Lions.[http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=BRA096357 Corey Bradford career stats], NFL.com, retrieved January 20, 2010
Early life
Bradford attended Clinton High School in Clinton, Louisiana, and was a four-year letterwinner in football, basketball, and track & field. In football, he won All-State honors at defensive back as a senior, and was the starting quarterback for two years. In basketball, he won All-District honors, and in track & field, he won the state long jump title as a junior.
College career
Bradford attended Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi for two years and garnered two varsity letters in track and field.
Bradford attended Jackson State University, and played football his senior year.[http://www.houstontexans.com/community/TexansAmbassadorProfilesCoreyBradford.asp Corey Bradford] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930145915/http://www.houstontexans.com/community/TexansAmbassadorProfilesCoreyBradford.asp |date=September 30, 2009 }}, houstontexans.com, retrieved January 20, 2010 He was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference "Newcomer of the Year", and was a first-team All-SWAC selection. He finished his impressive season with 48 receptions for 937 yards (19.5 yards per rec. avg.)
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 5/8
| weight = 197
| dash = 4.47
| ten split = 1.66
| twenty split = 2.66
| shuttle = 4.36
| cone drill = 8.07
| vertical = 34.5
| arm span = 35 1/4
| hand span = 9 3/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=22563 |title=Corey Bradford, Combine Results, WR - Jackson State (MS) |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=February 1, 2023}}
}}
Bradford was drafted in the fifth round of the 1998 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played in Green Bay for four years before signing with the Houston Texans as a free agent in March 2002.Bentley, Brooke "[http://www.houstontexans.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=5218 Where are they now: Corey Bradford]{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}", houstontexans.com, April 9, 2009, retrieved January 20, 2010 On March 15, 2006, Bradford signed a four-year contract with the Detroit Lions, which included a $2 million signing bonus; he was released on September 27, 2006, and re-signed with the team on November 16, 2006. On July 26, 2007, he signed with the Redskins and was released on September 1, 2007. Bradford scored 25 receiving touchdowns in his career.
Bradford holds the record for the lowest career catch rate in NFL history (minimum 200 career receptions), catching only 45.7% of the passes that were intended for him.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="2" |Games ! colspan="5" |Receiving | |||||||
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | GB
| 8 || 0 || 3 || 27 || 9.0 || 18 || 0 | ||||||
| 1999 | GB
| 16 || 2 || 37 || 637 || 17.2 || 74 || 5 | ||||||
| 2000 | GB
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 | ||||||
| 2001 | GB
| 16 || 6 || 31 || 526 || 17.0 || 56 || 2 | ||||||
| 2002 | HOU
| 16 || 16 || 45 || 697 || 15.5 || 81 || 6 | ||||||
| 2003 | HOU
| 16 || 6 || 24 || 460 || 19.2 || 78 || 4 | ||||||
| 2004 | HOU
| 15 || 10 || 27 || 399 || 14.8 || 47 || 3 | ||||||
| 2005 | HOU
| 16 || 6 || 34 || 436 || 12.8 || 50 || 5 | ||||||
| 2006 | DET
| 9 || 2 || 14 || 164 || 11.7 || 23 || 0 | ||||||
| colspan="2" |Career | 114 | 50 | 215 | 3,346 | 15.6 | 81 | 25 |
References
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{{Packers1998DraftPicks}}
{{2002 Houston Texans}}
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Category:Players of American football from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Hinds Eagles football players
Category:Jackson State Tigers football players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Houston Texans players