Tyvon Branch
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Branch with the Oakland Raiders in 2009
No. 27, 33
Position:Strong safety
Personal information
Born: (1986-12-11) December 11, 1986 (age 37)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Cicero – North Syracuse (NY)
College:Connecticut
NFL draft:2008 / Round: 4 / Pick: 100
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:615
Sacks:9.0
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:5
Interceptions:5
Defensive touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com

Tyvon A. Branch (born December 11, 1986) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round (100th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft and has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Connecticut.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m) 		204 lb
(93 kg) 		4.31 s 1.43 s 2.49 s 4.40 s 38 in
(0.97 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 19 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders selected Branch in the fourth round (100th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.[1] The Raiders chose to draft Branch not only by his skills as a corner, but also his importance as a return specialist, due to the departure of all-time return leader Chris Carr. During his rookie season on September 14, 2008, Branch intercepted Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Damon Huard for his first career interception. Branch earned his first career start in the 2009 season opener on September 14 in a Monday night game against the San Diego Chargers, but was placed on season-ending injured reserve on November 5 with a shoulder injury.

He went on to have a breakout season for the Raiders in 2009 as the starting strong safety in all 16 games, finishing with 98 unassisted tackles and 26 assists, two forced fumbles, and a sack. He had his best game of the year in a win over the heavily favored Bengals with 12 tackles and a forced fumble. During the 2010 NFL season, he again started in all 16 games for an 8-8 team, recording 81 unassisted tackles and 23 assists.

In March 2012, the Raiders placed a franchise tag on Branch. On July 14, 2012, Branch signed a four-year, $26.6 million contract with the Raiders.[2][3] On November 9, Branch was fined $15,750 for unnecessary roughness against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[4]

Kansas City Chiefs

On March 10, 2015, Branch signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.[5]

Arizona Cardinals

On March 9, 2016, Branch signed a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals worth $8 million with $5 million guaranteed until 2018.[6][7] He was placed on injured reserve on October 4, 2016, with a groin injury.[8] He was activated off injured reserve on December 2, 2016, prior to Week 13.[9] He was placed back on injured reserve on December 13, 2016, after re-injuring his groin.[10]

Branch entered the 2017 as the Cardinals' starting strong safety. During Thursday Night Football against the Seattle Seahawks on November 9, 2017, Branch suffered a torn ACL, ending his 2017 season.[11][12]

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sack PD Int Yards TD FF FR Yards TD
2008 OAK 8 0 10 8 2 0.0 1 1 36 0 0 1 0 0
2009 OAK 16 16 124 98 26 1.0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2010 OAK 16 16 103 80 23 4.0 2 1 15 0 1 2 76 1
2011 OAK 16 16 109 80 29 1.0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
2012 OAK 14 14 94 74 20 0.0 3 1 11 0 0 0 0 0
2013 OAK 2 2 5 4 1 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 OAK 3 3 30 23 7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 KAN 16 1 43 35 8 1.0 4 1 38 1 0 1 73 1
2016 ARI 6 5 28 25 3 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 ARI 9 9 69 54 15 0.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Career[13] 106 82 615 481 134 9.0 33 5 100 1 4 5 149 2

References

  1. ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tyvon Branch | Defensive Back". rotoworld.com. July 14, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Safety Tyvon Branch agrees to 4-year contract with Raiders". USAToday.com. July 15, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "Fines roundup: Michael Vick of Eagles docked for low block". National Football League. November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  5. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg. "Chiefs sign Tyvon Branch to one-year deal". NFL.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Jackson, Zac. "Cardinals sign Tyvon Branch to two-year deal". nbcsports.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  7. ^ Spotrac.com. "Tyvon Branch". Spotrac.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  8. ^ Urban, Darren (October 4, 2016). "Chris Johnson, Tyvon Branch To IR; Butler Cut". AZCardinals.com.
  9. ^ "Cardinals' Tyvon Branch: Officially activated from injured reserve". CBSSports.com. December 2, 2016.
  10. ^ Urban, Darren (December 13, 2016). "Cardinals Switch Punters, Sign Scooby Wright". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017.
  11. ^ "Injuries: Cards safety Tyvon Branch suffers torn ACL". NFL.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  12. ^ Odegard, Kyle (November 10, 2017). "D.J. Humphries, Tyvon Branch Done For Season". AZCardinals.com.
  13. ^ "Tyvon Branch Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

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