Tackles: 6 College Penn Quakers football Name Brandon Copeland Position Linebacker | Undrafted: 2013 Height 1.91 m Date joined 2013 Roster status: Active Weight 118 kg | |
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Date of birth: (1991-07-02) July 2, 1991 (age 24) Role American football linebacker Number 51 (Tennessee Titans / Linebacker) Profiles | ||
Place of birth: Sykesville, Maryland High school: Baltimore (MD) Gilman | ||
Brandon Copeland (born July 2, 1991) is an American football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at The University of Pennsylvania.
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Early life
Copeland is from Sykesville, Maryland. He is the grandson of former Baltimore Colts player Roy Hilton. Copeland graduated from Gilman High School where he played 3 sports: football, basketball and track.
He was on the championship squad at the 2006 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. He received the National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete of the Year Award in 2008 and was an Academic All-State team honoree the same year.
College football
Copeland attended the University of Pennsylvania where he was the captain of the 2012 Ivy League championship winning team.
Baltimore Ravens
On April 27, 2013, He signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on August 31, 2013.
Tennessee Titans
He signed with the Tennessee Titans to their practice squad on October 8, 2013. He was released from the Titans’ practice squad on November 5, 2013, but re-signed to the team’s practice squad on November 12, 2013. He signed with the Titans to a future contract on December 31, 2013.
Orlando Predators
On February 13, 2015, Copeland was assigned to the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL). On March 6, 2015, Copeland was placed on the refused to report list by the Predators. On April 7, 2015, Copeland was placed on other league exempt list by the Predators.
Detroit Lions
On April 7, 2015, Copeland signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions. It came after he participate in the NFL Veterans Combine, where he, along with Ifeanyi Momah were the only participants to be offered contracts.
Copeland suffered a torn pectoral in the Lions' first preseason game of 2017 and was ruled out for the season.