Diyral Briggs
{{Short description|American football player (born 1985)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Diyral Briggs
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 50, 53, 59, 47
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|10|31}}
| birth_place = Mount Healthy, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 230
| high_school = Mount Healthy
| college = Bowling Green
| undraftedyear = 2009
| pastteams =
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2010}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2010}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2010}})
- Virginia Destroyers ({{UFL Year|2011}})
- Kansas City Command ({{AFL Year|2012}})*
- Kansas City Renegades (2013)
- Spokane Shock ({{AFL Year|2013}}–{{AFL Year|2014}})
| status =
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XLV)
- UFL champion (2011)
- 2× First-team All-MAC (2007–2008)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 6
| aflstatlabel1 = Total tackles
| aflstatvalue1 = 46
| aflstatlabel2 = Sacks
| aflstatvalue2 = 10.5
| aflstatlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| aflstatvalue3 = 4
| afl = 12279
}}
Diyral Briggs (born October 31, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bowling Green Falcons before being signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He was part of the Green Bay Packers' Super Bowl XLV team that beat the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Professional career
=San Francisco 49ers=
Briggs was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent. He appeared in five games before being released in September.
=Denver Broncos=
He was later signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad and was on the active roster for one game. He was cut by the Broncos on October 25, 2010, and was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers a day later.
=Green Bay Packers=
At the end of the 2010 season, Briggs and the Packers appeared in Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the 31–25 win, he had one total tackle.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201102060pit.htm |title=Super Bowl XLV - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers - February 6th, 2011 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=December 15, 2017}}
He was waived by Green Bay on August 15, 2011.
=Virginia Destroyers=
=Kansas City Command=
For the 2012 season, Briggs played for the Kansas City Command of the Arena Football League. He would make 26 tackles, 13 assists, five sacks, two punt blocks, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries that season.
=Spokane Shock=
In 2013, Briggs joined the Spokane Shock.
Professional statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the Super Bowl/UFL championship game |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="6"| Tackles ! colspan="4"| Interceptions ! colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | QBH | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2009 || SF
| 4 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|2010 || SF
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEN
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| GB
| 5 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrigDi99.htm Career] | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
=Postseason=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="6"| Tackles ! colspan="4"| Interceptions ! colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | QBH | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2011 || style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| GB
| 4 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrigDi99/gamelog/post/ Career] | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
=UFL regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="6"| Tackles ! colspan="4"| Interceptions ! colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | QBH | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2011 ||style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| VA
| 4 || 0 || 4.5 || 4 || 1 || 1.0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"|[https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/t-UFLVIR/y-2011 UFL Career] | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
=AFL regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="1"| Games ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="4"| Interceptions ! colspan="4"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Tot | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2012 ||Kansas City
| 14 || 32.5 || 26 || 13 || 5.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2013 ||Spokane
| 9 || 12.5 || 10 || 5 || 4.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2014 ||Spokane
| 12 || 19 || 10 || 18 || 1.5 || 1 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"|[https://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=12279&pageview=career AFL Career] | 35 | 64 | 46 | 36 | 10.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101031005100/http://www.packers.com/team/roster/diyral-briggs/2052cad7-9879-4aca-aeab-3b1edfe84d6d Green Bay Packers bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090909163718/http://www.49ers.com/team/roster/Diyral-Briggs/d7974bdd-1e2f-4dde-9cfc-7e9bc3b5e6a1 San Francisco 49ers bio]
- [http://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2011/3/2/FB_0302113455.aspx Video interview from 2011 after winning Super Bowl XLV about his year while on a visit to Bowling Green]
{{Super Bowl XLV}}
{{2011 Virginia Destroyers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Briggs, Diyral}}
Category:People from Mount Healthy, Ohio
Category:Players of American football from Hamilton County, Ohio
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Bowling Green Falcons football players
Category:San Francisco 49ers players
Category:Denver Broncos players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Virginia Destroyers players
Category:Kansas City Command players