Aaron Brant is an American football

American football

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 offensive tackle free agent

Free agent

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. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

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 in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft

2007 NFL Draft

The 2007 National Football League Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 28 and April 29, 2007. The draft was televised for the 28th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2. The NFL Network also broadcast coverage of the event, its second year doing so...

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High school career

Brant attended Wahlert High School

Wahlert High School

Wahlert Catholic High School is a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic high school in the city of Dubuque, Iowa. It is one of four high schools in Dubuque, the others being Central Alternative High School, Hempstead High School and Dubuque Senior High School. Wahlert is the central Catholic high...

 in Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....

 where he was named 1st Team All-State as a senior

Twelfth grade

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College career

Brant played college footabll at Iowa State University

Iowa State University

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. In the 2003 season, Brant played offensive guard before moving to offensive tackle in the 2004 season. Before Brant's final season in 2006, he was ranked among the top 13 offensive tackles in college football

College football

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 by the Sporting News.

Professional career

Picked in the last round of the 2007 NFL Draft

2007 NFL Draft

The 2007 National Football League Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 28 and April 29, 2007. The draft was televised for the 28th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2. The NFL Network also broadcast coverage of the event, its second year doing so...

 by the Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

, Brant was waived

Waiver

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on August 15, 2007 due to problems with his knees. Brant was the first drafted player to be cut in their first season by General Manager Jerry Angelo.KFFL Brant currently is employed at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA. Brant is the Rams' Defensive Line Coach, under Head Coach Vince Brautigam. http://www.cornellcollege.edu/athletics/mens-sports/football/coach.shtml