Bradley Fletcher
Bradley Fletcher (born June 25, 1986[2]) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa.
![]() Fletcher in the 2013 NFL season. | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born: | Youngstown, Ohio[1] | June 25, 1986||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Liberty (Youngstown, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Iowa | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66 | ||||||||||||||
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Fletcher has 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 measureables
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
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6 ft 0 3⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
197 lb (89 kg) |
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 | ||
40 (and splits), vertical, and broad jump from Iowa Pro Day. All others from NFL Combine.[3] |
St. Louis Rams
Fletcher was drafted by the Rams in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft.[4][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.
References
- "Bradley Fletcher, CB for the St. Louis Rams". Player profile at NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- "Player Bio: Bradley Fletcher". Hawkeye Sports. CBSSports.com College Network. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- "Bradley Fletcher, Iowa, CB: 2009 NFL Draft". NFL Draft Scout. The Sports Xchange. 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- "NFL Draft 2009 – Bradley Fletcher". NFL Draft Scout. The Sports Xchange. 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- "Bradley Fletcher, Iowa, NFL Draft". NFL Draft Scout. The Sports Xchange. 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- Garrison, Jason (March 12, 2013) Bradley Fletcher signed by Eagles, according to report. sbnation.com.
- http://blog.masslive.com/patriots/2015/03/a_closer_look_at_new_patriots.html
- "Patriots sign CB Bradley Fletcher". Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2015.