Bradley Fletcher
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Fletcher in the 2013 NFL season.
No. 24, 32
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1986-06-25) June 25, 1986 (age 37)
Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.[1]
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Liberty (Youngstown, Ohio)
College:Iowa
NFL draft:2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:291
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:4
Interceptions:8
Defensive Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Bradley Fletcher (born June 25, 1986[2]) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa.

Fletcher also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots.

Early years

At Liberty High School, in Youngstown, Ohio, Fletcher was First-team All-Conference, All-District, and All-State as a senior, where he had 74 tackles, 43 solo tackles, two interceptions and six pass break-ups on defense and on offense, as a running back, rushed 143 times for 815 yards 12 touchdowns as a senior. As a junior, he was named First-team All-Conference and honorable mention All-State. He recorded 207 tackles, 81 solo tackles, 13 pass break-ups and four interceptions in prep career along with 17 receptions for 314 yards. Fletcher was also an All-State basketball player.

College career

As a senior at Iowa in 2008 Fletcher recorded 60 tackles, including 42 solo stops and 18 assists and led team with 10 pass break-ups while intercepting three passes. Fletcher redshirted as a freshman in 2004 and saw action as a backup in 2005, recording one tackle in the ten games he played. He was again a backup in 2006 playing in 13 games with 4 starts, recording 38 tackles (24 solo) and a forced fumble. As a junior in 2007 he played the same role as 2006, a backup cornerback. In 2007, he played in 11 games, starting four, recording 52 tackles (30 solo) and intercepted two passes, forced a fumble and recovered one as well while breaking up three passes.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 0+3⁄8 in
(1.84 m) 		196 lb
(89 kg) 		33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.44 s 1.53 s 2.59 s 4.22 s 7.04 s 40 in
(1.02 m)		 10 ft 7 in
(3.23 m)		 20 reps 13
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[3][4]

St. Louis Rams

Fletcher was drafted by the Rams in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft.[5]

Philadelphia Eagles

Fletcher signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 12, 2013.[6] In 2014, he allowed the most yards in the NFL (1,072) and the second most touchdowns allowed (9).[7] After 2 years, the Eagles decided not to re-sign Fletcher and he left in free agency.

New England Patriots

Fletcher signed with the New England Patriots on March 18, 2015.[8] He played in two games with New England and was released on October 10, 2015.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2009 STL 7 3 23 23 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
2010 STL 16 15 75 65 10 0.0 3 4 41 0 28 11 0 1 43 0
2011 STL 4 4 24 23 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2012 STL 16 4 28 23 5 1.0 0 1 2 0 2 8 1 0 0 0
2013 PHI 13 13 70 62 8 0.0 0 2 30 0 25 15 1 1 0 0
2014 PHI 15 15 61 54 7 0.0 1 1 34 1 34 22 1 1 0 0
2015 NWE 2 0 10 8 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
73 54 291 258 33 1.0 6 8 107 1 34 58 4 4 41 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2013 PHI 1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 1 24 0 24 1 0 0 0 0
1 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 1 24 0 24 1 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Bradley Fletcher, CB for the St. Louis Rams". Player profile at NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "Player Bio: Bradley Fletcher". Hawkeye Sports. CBSSports.com College Network. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Bradley Fletcher Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Bradley Fletcher, Iowa, CB, 2009 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". Draft Scout. The Sports Xchange. 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Garrison, Jason (March 12, 2013) Bradley Fletcher signed by Eagles, according to report. sbnation.com.
  7. ^ "A closer look at new Patriots CB Bradley Fletcher". March 19, 2015.
  8. ^ "Patriots sign CB Bradley Fletcher". Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
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