Copeland Bryan is an American football

American football

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 defensive end

Defensive end

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 for the Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

 of the National Football League

National Football League

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. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans

Tennessee Titans

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 as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football

College football

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 at Arizona

Arizona Wildcats football

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. From 2007 to 2009, he played for the Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills

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. He currently plays for the Las Vegas Locomotives

Las Vegas Locomotives

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He is the older brother of NFL safety Courtney Bryan

Courtney Bryan

Courtney Bryan is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2007...

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Early years

Bryan lettered in football and track at Bellarmine College Preparatory

Bellarmine College Preparatory

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 School (San Jose, CA). He participated in triple jump and
long jump at the Junior Olympics while in high school.

College career

Bryan played in 43 games with 22 starts (2002–2005) after walking-on team as a freshman. He finished with 109 tackles, 14 sacks, 21 TFLs, 11 PBUs, blocked 1 kick, forced 2 fumbles and had 2 fumble recoveries. He started 9 games senior year, notching a team-high 7.5 sacks and 10.5 TFLs on 39 tackles and played in All-American Classic all-star game following senior campaign. He saw action in 11 games junior year, recording 15 tackles and 1 sack. The prior season, his sophomore season, played in 12 games and started 10 as a linebacker and recorded 29 tackles, 19 solo, along with 2.5 TFLs and 3 PBUs. He saw action in 11 games with 3 starts as a freshman and had 26 total tackles with 15 solos and 7.5 TFLs.

Professional career

Bryan entered NFL as an undrafted free agent, signing with Tennessee on May 4, 2006. He was waived by Titans (9/3/06) and signed to Chicago's practice squad (9/4/06). Bryan signed 2-year contract with Bears (2/8/07). He was released by the Bears was then on the Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

roster. He was then cut from the Bills and claimed by the Detroit Lions.

External links

• Buffalo Bills Bio