Tiger-Cats Sign Linebacker Bryant
April 16, 2020 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats News Release
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Thursday the football club has signed American linebacker Brandon Bryant.
Bryant, 24, spent time with the National Football League's New York Jets in 2018 and 2019 after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent. The 6-0, 215-pound native of Tunica, Mississippi appeared in 38 games at safety from 2015 to 2017 at Mississippi State University, registering 157 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 quarterback sacks, five interceptions, 12 passes defended and one forced fumble. He returned one of his interceptions 73 yards for a touchdown with the Bulldogs in a game against Louisiana Tech in 2015.
Bryant was redshirted in his first year at Mississippi State in 2014, but earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll accolades as a true freshman.
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