Corey Bramlet
Encyclopedia
Corey Bramlet is an American football
quarterback
who is currently a free agent
. He was signed by the New England Patriots
as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football
at Wyoming
.
Bramlet has also played for the Amsterdam Admirals
.
s Super 25. As a junior, he was 104 of 189 for over 1,500 yards and 12 touchdowns in eight games played. As a senior, he completed 94 of 203 passes for 1,553 yards and 15 touchdowns in six games, including 766 yards passing in his last two games. He broke his brother Casey
's records for single-game completions, attempts and yards when he completed 29 of 56 passes for 467 yards against Rawlins as a senior. He was also an outstanding basketball player and holds the Wheatland High School track and field record in the discus. In addition to Wyoming, he was recruited by Colorado State
, Colorado
, Montana State
and Montana
.
over UCLA by a score of 24 to 21, helping the Cowboys to their first bowl victory in 38 years. He received Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference
in 2004, ranking third in the MWC in both total offense (218.2 yards per game) and passing efficiency (123.0 rating). As a junior, he recorded seven 200-yard passing games and had eight games in which he accumulated 200 or more yards of total offense. He set his career high for passing yards (307) in the 2004 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl win over UCLA for which he gained the bowls MVP honors. In his senior year, he posted 214 completed passes out of 359 attempts for a total of 2,610 yards with 16 touchdowns and 18 interceptions.
as a free agent
, but was cut after training camp.
to Drew Olsen. He received his first action in Week 5 against the Hamburg Sea Devils
and his brother Casey, after an injury to Olsen knocked him out of the game.
and Connor. His father also played football for Wyoming, as did his older brother Casey.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Wyoming
Wyoming Cowboys football
The Wyoming Cowboys are a college football team that represents the University of Wyoming. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I. The team has won 15 conference titles...
.
Bramlet has also played for the Amsterdam Admirals
Amsterdam Admirals
The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team in NFL Europe based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-History:The Admirals were formed in 1995 as part of the NFL's plan to restart the World League of American Football, to be based entirely in Europe...
.
Early years
Bramlet was an All-State and All-Conference performer as a junior and a senior at Wheatland High School. He was once named to the Casper Star-TribuneCasper Star-Tribune
The Casper Star-Tribune is a newspaper published in Casper, Wyoming.It is Wyoming's largest newspaper with a daily circulation of 30,745 and a Sunday circulation of 33,264 . The Star-Tribune is the only Wyoming newspaper to be distributed statewide, with delivery available even in some of the most...
s Super 25. As a junior, he was 104 of 189 for over 1,500 yards and 12 touchdowns in eight games played. As a senior, he completed 94 of 203 passes for 1,553 yards and 15 touchdowns in six games, including 766 yards passing in his last two games. He broke his brother Casey
Casey Bramlet
Casey Bramlet was a professional gridiron football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
's records for single-game completions, attempts and yards when he completed 29 of 56 passes for 467 yards against Rawlins as a senior. He was also an outstanding basketball player and holds the Wheatland High School track and field record in the discus. In addition to Wyoming, he was recruited by Colorado State
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
, Colorado
Colorado Buffaloes
The University of Colorado Boulder sponsors 16 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's team are called the Buffaloes or Golden Buffaloes . "Lady Buffs" referred to the women's teams beginning in the 1970s, but was officially dropped in 1993...
, Montana State
Montana State University - Bozeman
Montana State University – Bozeman is a public university located in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's land-grant university and primary campus in the Montana State University System, which is part of the Montana University System...
and Montana
Montana Grizzlies
Montana Grizzlies is the nickname given to the athletic teams of the University of Montana. The women's basketball team, however, uses the moniker Lady Griz...
.
College career
Redshirted as freshman, Bramlet was on the Wyoming Cowboys roster as backup quarterback behind his elder brother Casey. He took over the helm in 2004 and led the team to a win in the Las Vegas BowlLas Vegas Bowl
The Maaco Bowl Las Vegas is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. since 1992. From 1992 to 1996, matchups featured the champion teams from the Big West and Mid-American...
over UCLA by a score of 24 to 21, helping the Cowboys to their first bowl victory in 38 years. He received Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
in 2004, ranking third in the MWC in both total offense (218.2 yards per game) and passing efficiency (123.0 rating). As a junior, he recorded seven 200-yard passing games and had eight games in which he accumulated 200 or more yards of total offense. He set his career high for passing yards (307) in the 2004 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl win over UCLA for which he gained the bowls MVP honors. In his senior year, he posted 214 completed passes out of 359 attempts for a total of 2,610 yards with 16 touchdowns and 18 interceptions.
2006
Went undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft and was signed by the New England PatriotsNew England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
as a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
, but was cut after training camp.
2007
Signed with the Amsterdam Admirals where he began the season as a backup quarterbackQuarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
to Drew Olsen. He received his first action in Week 5 against the Hamburg Sea Devils
Hamburg Sea Devils
The Hamburg Sea Devils were an American football team that began play in NFL Europa from 2005 to 2007. They played their home games at Hamburg's AOL Arena . They played their first game on April 2, 2005 losing 24-23 to the Cologne Centurions...
and his brother Casey, after an injury to Olsen knocked him out of the game.
Personal
Bramlet is the son of Jill and Tom Bramlet. He has two brothers, CaseyCasey Bramlet
Casey Bramlet was a professional gridiron football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
and Connor. His father also played football for Wyoming, as did his older brother Casey.