American football player
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1980-01-07) January 7, 1980 (age 45) Llano, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Llano | ||||||||||||||
| College: | North Texas (1998–2001) | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Bradley Kassell (born January 7, 1980) is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Texas Mean Green and was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent after the 2002 NFL draft. Kassell also played for the New York Jets.
Early life
Kassell attended Llano High School in Llano, Texas and was a letterman in football as a quarterback. In football, as a senior, he rushed for 1431 yards and 20 touchdowns and passed for 839 yards and eight touchdowns, he was named the Class 3A All-West MVP, and won All-State second-team honors. Brad Kassell graduated from Llano High School in 1998.
College career
Kassell was a four-year letterman who played in 44 games at the University of North Texas and was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year during his junior and senior season. Kassell received a unanimous first-team selection to the conference teams and was team MVP in his final two seasons. He ranks third on the school's all-time tackle list.
Professional career
Tennessee Titans
In 2002, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tennessee Titans. He played for the team from 2002 to 2005.
New York Jets
In 2006, Kassell was signed as a free agent by the New York Jets. He led the Jets special teams with 26 tackles in 2007. His only professional interception was returned for a touchdown in 2005.
On February 19, 2009, Kassell was released by the Jets.
Other work
In 2012, Kassell joined Catz Sports Performance and Physical Therapy in Austin, Texas, as president and partner.
In 2014, he started teaching and coaching at Lago Vista High School in Lago Vista, Texas, coaching the linebacker position of the football team, powerlifting, and girls' track and field.
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2002 | TEN | 9 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | TEN | 16 | 4 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | TEN | 15 | 14 | 104 | 76 | 28 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | TEN | 16 | 14 | 78 | 54 | 24 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | NYJ | 16 | 1 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | NYJ | 16 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | 34 | 291 | 205 | 86 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2002 | TEN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | TEN | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
- Jets Release Tight End Baker Archived 2009-02-24 at the Wayback Machine SI.com, February 20, 2009
- Former NFL Star Brad Kassell and Marcy Kassell join CATZ Sports Performance & Physical Therapy Center in Austin, Texas PR Web, February 3, 2010
- https://www.lagovistaisd.net/page/lhs.Staff
- https://www.lagovistaisd.net/page/lhs.contact1