Chris Bryan was born on 6 March 1982 and is a former sportsman who played both Australian rules football and American football professionally.
19 Facts About Chris Bryan
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Chris Bryan is the great-grandson of dual premiership player, Ernie "Snowy" Lumsden, who played 78 games for Collingwood from 1910 to 1920.
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Chris Bryan unsuccessfully trialled for the Collingwood rookie list in 2000 and spent the next 4 seasons playing in the VFL.
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Chris Bryan made his debut for Carlton in Round 11,2005 against Sydney and showed an immediate sign he was an aggressive and mobile ruckman, having 20 disposals and 17 hitouts.
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Chris Bryan played the next 11 games, before being omitted for the last round of 2005.
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Chris Bryan struggled in the 2006 season, as Dylan McLaren was recruited to fill the secondary ruck position behind Barnaby French.
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Chris Bryan played only five games, all towards the end of the season, was dropped to the VFL reserves for the finals.
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In 2007, Chris Bryan nominated for the pre-season draft, and was selected by Collingwood with their 8th pick.
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Chris Bryan made his debut for the Magpies in Collingwood's annual clash against Essendon on Anzac Day.
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Chris Bryan was called up for an injured Josh Fraser in a semi-final against West Coast in Perth, a famous game that saw Chris Bryan kick a vital goal in extra time.
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Chris Bryan played the following game in the preliminary final, 5-point loss, against eventual 2007 premiers Geelong.
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Chris Bryan managed 12 games in his first season with his new club.
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In 2008, Chris Bryan played a further 17 games, including an elimination final against Adelaide and a semi-final against St Kilda.
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Chris Bryan played in round one of the 2009 season, his last game at AFL level.
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Chris Bryan played the remainder of 2009 in the VFL and was de-listed by the Magpies at the conclusion of the season.
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In February 2010, after training with Nathan Chapman and John Smith of ProKick Australia, it was revealed Chris Bryan was close to signing a deal with one of a number of NFL teams in the United States as a punter.
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On 29 July 2011, Bryan was signed by the New York Jets on 29 July 2011 to compete with incumbent T J Conley.
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Chris Bryan returned to Melbourne and to Australian rules football in 2012, and was signed as senior playing coach of the Keysborough Football Club, where he had played his junior football, in the Casey-Cardinia division of the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
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Chris Bryan switched to the Peninsula Division's Bonbeach Football Club as a playing assistant coach in 2015.