Name B. Daniels College: South Florida Height 1.80 m | Roster status: Active Weight 98 kg Receptions: 2 | |
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Date of birth: (1989-10-24) October 24, 1989 (age 26) NFL draft: 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 237 Role American football wide receiver Education Lincoln High School, University of South Florida Number 11 (Seattle Seahawks / Wide receiver), 5 (San Francisco 49ers / Quarterback) Position Quarterback, Wide receiver Similar People Tarvaris Jackson, Bruce Irvin, Frank Clark, Jermaine Kearse, Doug Baldwin Profiles | ||
Place of birth: Tallahassee, Florida | ||
Bruce Edward Daniels, Jr. (born October 24, 1989) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft after playing college football at South Florida. He played quarterback for South Florida and the Seattle Seahawks, before moving to wide receiver in 2015. He won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks over the Denver Broncos.
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- College career
- Statistics
- San Francisco 49ers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Houston Texans
- New York Giants
- Chicago Bears
- Atlanta Falcons
- References
College career
Born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, Daniels graduated from Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, where he once threw 6 touchdowns and 723 yards in a game vs Demply Prep. Daniels finished the 2009 season with 1983 yards passing, 772 yards rushing, and 23 total touchdowns. Daniels responded in his junior year with 3,205 total yards. Daniels was on his way to becoming the all time yardage leader in Big East history when his senior season was cut short due to injury. Daniels ended his college career with 8,433 yards passing for 52 TD's, and 2,068 yards rushing for another 25 scores. Daniels achieved 10,501 total yards and 77 total touchdowns at USF, and finished his career second on the all time Big East yardage leaders. Daniels finished his college career high on all of USF's rushing and passing leaderboards. Daniels is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
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San Francisco 49ers
Daniels was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round with the 237th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Seattle Seahawks
Daniels was claimed off waivers on October 2, 2013 by the Seattle Seahawks. Daniels was waived by the Seahawks on November 16, 2013. Daniels cleared waivers and the Seahawks signed him to the practice squad on November 18, 2013. On June 2, 2015, Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell announced that Daniels would be making the switch to wide receiver for the 2015 season. Daniels was waived by the Seahawks on October 13, 2015. The team re-signed him two days later. On October 27, 2015, the Seahawks waived Daniels, but he re-signed with the team's practice squad soon after. On November 24, 2015, he was promoted to the active roster. On December 15, 2015, Daniels was waived.
Houston Texans
On December 21, 2015, Daniels was signed off the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad by the Houston Texans. On December 27, 2015, Daniels made his Texans debut against the Tennessee Titans, passing 1–2 for 7 yards and rushing for 6 yards.
New York Giants
On May 9, 2016, Daniels signed a contract with the New York Giants. On June 17, 2016, he was released by the Giants.
Chicago Bears
On July 27, 2016, Daniels signed a contract with the Chicago Bears. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Bears as part of final roster cuts.
Atlanta Falcons
On December 19, 2016, Daniels was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on February 7, 2017. In June 2017, it was reported that Daniels had converted to running back. He was released on August 15, 2017.
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