Chris Brazzell was born on May 22,1976 and is an American former professional football wide receiver in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
16 Facts About Chris Brazzell
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Chris Brazzell was a member of the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League.
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Chris Brazzell transferred to Angelo State University after his sophomore season.
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Chris Brazzell tied a school record with 11 receptions against Tarleton State University.
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Chris Brazzell became the second player in school history to register over 1,000 receiving yards in a season and led the conference by averaging 109.1 receiving yards per-game.
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Chris Brazzell earned second-team All-American and first-team All-Lone Star Conference honors.
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Chris Brazzell was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL draft, because they coveted his track speed.
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Chris Brazzell missed the final two regular season games due to a shoulder injury.
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Chris Brazzell played in 11 games in his second season, finishing fourth among Edmonton wide receivers with 30 receptions for 546 yards and three touchdowns.
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Chris Brazzell played in all 18 games for BC that season.
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Chris Brazzell finished second on team, and sixth in the CFL, with 1,111 yards on 68 catches including six receiving touchdowns.
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In 2004 Chris Brazzell finished fourth on the BC Lions in receiving with 49 receptions for 906 yards and eight touchdowns in 16 games.
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Chris Brazzell was equally effective in the post-season for the Lions.
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Chris Brazzell had signed with the Ti-cats on the promise that he would only play the wide receiver position, but the Ti-cats coaching staff had Chris Brazzell play slotback for them.
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The trade quickly showed to be one sided, with Chris Brazzell hauling in 12 passes for 307 yards and two touchdowns in his first 3 games as a Bomber, surpassing his yard total and matching his touchdown total that he had posted in 6 games as a Ti-cat.
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Chris Brazzell finished the season with 46 catches for 708 yards and six touchdowns.