Position: Tackle / Guard Undrafted: 2005 Education Howard University College: Howard Weight 134 kg | Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Role American football player Name Brandon Torrey | |
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Date of birth: (1983-05-18) May 18, 1983 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth: Durham, North Carolina | ||
Brandon Torrey: Football Tackle and Guard
Brandon Torrey (born May 18, 1983) is a former American football offensive lineman. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Torrey accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Howard University in Washington, DC where he played for Howard's Bison Football team from 2001 to 2005 and is remembered as a notable alumnus. While at Howard, Torrey set the record for most consecutive starts, and was voted top 10 Guard in the nation for Division 1AA in 2003. In 2004 Torrey won the "Metropolitan Player of the Year" and the Pig Skin Award. He received these awards alongside, Larry Fitzgerald who won college offensive player of the year and Kenechi Udeze who won college defensive player of the year. Other notable names that year were Jeremiah Trotter, Nick Novak. During his time as a Bison, Torrey earned the nickname "Franchise", and received First Team All MEAC (2002-2004), Second Team All-American (2004) and was selected and started in the 2004 HBCU All Star Classic Game.
Torrey has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Arizona Cardinals where he was coached by Ken Whisenhunt with the team finishing 8-8 and 2nd in the NFC west. New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Oakland Raiders and Houston Texans. While at the Raiders, the team was looking to improve their 4-12 record and finished the season 3rd in the division which was the 1st time in 6 years they had finished higher than 4th place. Torrey earned a Super Bowl ring while playing for the Giants' in Super Bowl XLII. In 2011, Torrey joined the Las Vegas Locos as an Offensive Tackle and Guard and served as team Captain. 2011 was the 3rd consecutive year this UFL team made it to the championship game.