Brady Paul Poppinga was born on September 21,1979 and is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, St Louis Rams, and Dallas Cowboys.
39 Facts About Brady Poppinga
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Brady Poppinga played college football for the Brigham Young University Cougars.
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Brady Poppinga lettered three years in football and basketball, and four years in track.
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Brady Poppinga finished second in a 1997 high school discus competition.
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Brady Poppinga played in all 12 games of the 2001 season at defensive end, recording 10 tackles, a fumble recovery, and one pass defended on the season.
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Brady Poppinga responded with a conference-leading eight sacks, and was named to the first-team All-MWC and as an MWC All-Academic selection.
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Brady Poppinga forced three fumbles and had three quarterback pressures on the season.
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Brady Poppinga was given an award as BYU's top defensive lineman.
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Brady Poppinga started all 12 contests at defensive end in the 2003 season.
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Brady Poppinga led the team and finished seventh in the conference in sacks with six and was among the top players in the conference in tackles with 55 and earned All-MWC honors.
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In 2004, Brady Poppinga started every game of his senior season, shifting near the end of the season from defensive end to outside linebacker.
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Brady Poppinga finished third on the team in tackles with 79, accumulating six sacks and one forced fumble, and for the third time in his career was selected for first-team All-MWC honors.
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Brady Poppinga was a candidate among 58 others for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy for the nation's top defensive player.
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Brady Poppinga entered the NFL on April 24,2005, when he was selected in the fourth round of the 2005 draft by the Green Bay Packers.
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On July 26,2005, Brady Poppinga signed a four-year $2.4 million contract with the Packers.
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However, Brady Poppinga suffered a hamstring injury during training camp, forcing him to miss three preseason games.
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Brady Poppinga contributed most significantly to the 2005 season with his high-energy play as a coverage man on special teams plays, posting a team-high 22 special teams tackles through the Packers' first 13 contests.
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Brady Poppinga's pursuit forced Vick to stretch the play all the way to the right sideline, and only Vick's speed allowed him to dive past Brady Poppinga and over the end zone pylon.
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The fact that Brady Poppinga had begun the play at the left side of the formation displayed his unrelenting attitude and sharp instincts.
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Brady Poppinga received surgery for the injury on December 26, and participated in the August 2006 training camp.
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Brady Poppinga won a starting job despite limited action in training camp due to his continuing rehabilitation from injury in 2006.
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Brady Poppinga was scheduled to make $927,000 in 2008 under the terms of the four-year deal he signed in 2005.
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In 2008, Brady Poppinga played all 16 games with 12 starts and recorded 68 tackles.
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On November 25,2012, Brady Poppinga was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to replace an injured Bruce Carter.
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Brady Poppinga received a bachelor's degree in business management at BYU.
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Brady Poppinga is bilingual as a result of his missionary service in Uruguay.
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Brady Poppinga married Brooke Hubbard in 2002; the couple has 3 daughters and a son.
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On February 15,2008, Brady Poppinga appeared with Senator Barack Obama in support of his presidential campaign in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Brady Poppinga was the Packers' 2007 nominee, and one of 32 finalists, for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, honoring contributions for both humanitarianism and performance on the field.
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Brady Poppinga postponed his college football career for two seasons while serving as a missionary in Uruguay.
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Brady Poppinga has given a devotional on faith, family and football, an event that was open to the entire community.
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Brady Poppinga has supported the Boy Scouts of America by way of a public service announcement, for which he recorded both an English and Spanish version.
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Brady Poppinga recorded an intro for one of the units included in the Green Bay Packers Fit Kids program.
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Brady Poppinga was a participant in the All-Pro Dad event, encouraging fathers to become more involved in their children's lives.
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Brady Poppinga has hosted a football camp, "The Brady Poppinga Football Experience," in Utah, as well as a charity fundraiser football camp in Wyoming for a Children's Hospital.
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Brady Poppinga has served as an instructor in several other football camps.
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Brady Poppinga has made various monetary donations to the community and beyond.
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Brady Poppinga donated hundreds of dollars worth of new toys to a local nursery, as well as autographed items to an event that benefited the memorial of a fallen Green Bay Fire Fighter.
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Brady Poppinga supported Amnesty International to assist in the case of someone who was unfairly imprisoned.