Position: Cornerback College: Samford Weight 95 kg | High school: Pleasant Grove (AL) Height 1.85 m | |
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Date of birth: (1993-08-04) August 4, 1993 (age 23) Place of birth: Pleasant Grove, Alabama NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 62 Current team Carolina Panthers (#24 / Cornerback) Education Samford University, Arkansas State University Parents Rosie Bradberry, James Bradberry Sr. Similar Daryl Worley, Vernon Butler, Zack Sanchez, Tre Boston, Wes Horton Profiles | ||
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James Bradberry (born August 4, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Samford. He was drafted by the Panthers in the second round with the 62nd overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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Bradberry was selected 62nd overall by the Carolina Panthers. On May 10, 2016, Bradberry signed a 4-year, $3.69 million contract with the Panthers. The contract includes a $1.08 million signing bonus with $1.71 million guaranteed.
He opened the 2016 NFL season as one of the starting cornerbacks, opposite veteran Bene Benwikere. After Julio Jones had over 300 receiving yards over the Carolina Panthers on October 2, 2016, Benwikere was surprisingly released. The release of Benwikere made Bradberry the official starting cornerback among a group of rookies cornerbacks that also includes Daryl Worley and Zack Sanchez.
