Ed Brady
Encyclopedia
Ed John Brady is a former American football
player.
Brady was raised in Morris, Illinois
and attended Morris Community High School, where he led the Morris Redskins football team to a state championship. Brady played for the University of Illinois
and was a member of the 1983 team which lost to UCLA 45-9 in the Rose Bowl.
Brady spent 12 seasons in the National Football League
. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 8th Round (215th overall pick) in the 1984 NFL Draft
, and played for the Los Angeles Rams, Cincinnati Bengals
and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
. As a member of the Bengals, he played in Super Bowl XXIII
in 1989 in which Cincinnati lost to the San Francisco 49ers
20-16. Listed as an outside linebacker, Brady only played a handful of downs at that position. He played more than 180 career NFL games as a long snapper
. He was the captain of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
special teams unit from 1991 to 1995. He retired in 1996 after failing to make the roster for the Jacksonville Jaguars
.
Following his playing career, Brady became a high school football coach in Irvine, CA.
He currently is coaching inside linebackers and special teams at Lakota East High School in Liberty Township, Ohio.
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...
player.
Brady was raised in Morris, Illinois
Morris, Illinois
Morris is a city in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,636 at the 2010 census.Morris is home to the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant, which provides a substantial portion of the electricity supply for the Chicago metropolitan area...
and attended Morris Community High School, where he led the Morris Redskins football team to a state championship. Brady played for the University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
and was a member of the 1983 team which lost to UCLA 45-9 in the Rose Bowl.
Brady spent 12 seasons in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 8th Round (215th overall pick) in the 1984 NFL Draft
1984 NFL Draft
The 1984 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 1-2, 1984. No teams elected to claim any players in the regular supplemental draft that...
, and played for the Los Angeles Rams, Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
. As a member of the Bengals, he played in Super Bowl XXIII
Super Bowl XXIII
Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game played on January 22, 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1988 regular season. This was the first Super Bowl hosted in the Miami area in 10 years, and the first in Miami not held...
in 1989 in which Cincinnati lost to the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
20-16. Listed as an outside linebacker, Brady only played a handful of downs at that position. He played more than 180 career NFL games as a long snapper
Long snapper
In American football and Canadian football, the term long snapper refers to a player who is a specialized center during punts, field goals, and extra point attempts. His job is to snap the ball as quickly and accurately as possible....
. He was the captain of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
special teams unit from 1991 to 1995. He retired in 1996 after failing to make the roster for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Following his playing career, Brady became a high school football coach in Irvine, CA.
He currently is coaching inside linebackers and special teams at Lakota East High School in Liberty Township, Ohio.