BlueCats Sign Former Indiana State Standout
February 19, 2007 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF)
Evansville BlueCats News Release
Evansville, IN - The Evansville BlueCats have signed defensive end/linebacker LaDrelle Bryant to a contract for the 2007 season. Bryant played linebacker for Indiana State University and finished the 2005 season with 63 tackles. In 2004, he finished second on the team with 101 tackles on his way to All-Gateway honors as well as being named to the All-Gateway Newcomer squad. He also led the team with 10.5 tackles for loss. Originally from Muncie, IN, Bryant was redshirted at Purdue in 2001 before transferring to Garden City Community College in Garden City, KS, where he led the team with 93 tackles (six for loss) in 2003.
Bryant is a speedy defender with a nose for the ball and may pose match-up problems for the opposition. Top NFL Draft scouting sites had Bryant ranked as the #28 best OLB and projected him as a 7th round selection in the 2006 NFL Draft. Gil Brandt, of NFL.com, reported his 40-yard dash times from his March 26th Indiana State pro day as being 4.48 seconds and 4.47 seconds while measuring a 10-foot-1 broad jump.
Bryant caught the attention of scout Ken Robinson just before the 2005 college season when Robinson was contributing scouting information for the CFL's Ottawa Renegades. A month after the CFL had decided to cancel Ottawa's season and search for new ownership, Bryant was signed by the Calgary Stampeders in May 2006.
"I certainly never thought I'd have an opportunity to work with him once he was signed by another CFL team. I thought he'd be in Canada for maybe 2 years and then get signed by the NFL. I was totally shocked to see him available, but I believe it's only a matter of time before he's resigned by the CFL or gets brought in for an NFL tryout and never looks back. For now I'm excited about the opportunity we have here to closely evaluate him and the rest of the BlueCats players being assembled here. Whenever you can put together a group of players like we have here, with their backgrounds, it certainly should bring additional positive attention to the team from the AFL, CFL & NFL coaches and scouts. I believe that these players will thrive off of each other's determination, effort and excitement which will create a lot of options for them in the future," Robinson stated.
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United Indoor Football Association Stories from February 19, 2007
- BlueCats Sign Former Indiana State Standout - Evansville BlueCats
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