1. Brodrick Bunkley was born on November 23,1983 and is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League.
23 Facts About Brodrick Bunkley
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Brodrick Bunkley was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft.
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Brodrick Bunkley played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.
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When Womble missed both the Virginia and Wake Forest due to injury, Brodrick Bunkley stepped in as starter.
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Brodrick Bunkley underwent surgery on his ankle after the season and was then ruled academically ineligible in the spring of 2005.
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Brodrick Bunkley attended summer school, missing a portion of fall camp awaiting his grades.
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Brodrick Bunkley ranked second nationally in tackles for loss by any defender with 25, thereby establishing a new single-season school record, surpassing Darnell Dockett's 23.5 from the 2001 season.
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Brodrick Bunkley was named a FWAA team first-team All-American and a CNNSI.
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At the NFL Scouting Combine, Brodrick Bunkley had an impressive 44 repetitions on the 225-pound bench press.
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Brodrick Bunkley was one of four Florida State Seminoles defensive players taken in the first round of the draft, along with Ernie Sims, Kamerion Wimbley, and Antonio Cromartie.
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Brodrick Bunkley was the highest selected defensive lineman selected by the Eagles since Corey Simon in 2000.
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Brodrick Bunkley held out until August 4,2006, when he agreed to a six-year contract with the Eagles.
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Brodrick Bunkley was the Eagles' second-string defensive tackle during the 2006 season and played sparingly.
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On November 19,2006, Brodrick Bunkley was suspended by the Eagles for one game as a result of him missing the team flight to Indianapolis.
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Brodrick Bunkley claimed he missed the team flight because he was picking up some fried chicken for the defensive line, as part of a rookie tradition.
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In week 5 of the 2010 season, Brodrick Bunkley suffered an elbow injury, but managed to play in 14 games.
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Brodrick Bunkley was traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2012 NFL draft on July 30,2011, but the trade was voided after Brodrick Bunkley did not report.
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Brodrick Bunkley was instead traded to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a conditional pick in the 2013 NFL draft on August 1.
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Brodrick Bunkley played in all 16 regular season games for the Broncos, as well as their two playoff games.
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On March 21,2012, Brodrick Bunkley agreed to terms on a 5-year, $25 million contract with the New Orleans Saints.
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On November 25,2012, Brodrick Bunkley was ejected from a game against the San Francisco 49ers when he kicked the 49ers' Alex Boone in the head, after Boone attempted to punch him in the groin.
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Brodrick Bunkley started 15 games for the Saints in 2012 and 10 games in 2013.
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In 2014 Brodrick Bunkley started the first 11 games of the season, but after suffering a quadriceps injury in the Saints' game against Baltimore, he was placed on the injured reserve list on November 27,2014.