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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | March 26, 1977 Albany, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) | ||||||||||||
| College | Alabama | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1999: 1st round, 26th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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Fernando Antoneyo Bryant (born March 26, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars 26th overall in the 1999 NFL draft. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Bryant was also a member of the Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, and Pittsburgh Steelers. He won Super Bowl XLIII as a member of the Steelers.
Bryant attended Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and starred in football as a wide receiver/defensive back and in track as a sprinter. In football, as a senior, he garnered All-American honors, and finished the year with six interceptions and 82 tackles on defense, and 48 receptions on offense.
At the University of Alabama, Bryant was an All-SEC second-team selection in 1996 and 1997, as well as an All-SEC first-team selection in 1998 and nicknamed TWO-FIVE.
Bryant was selected in the first round (26th overall) in the 1999 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He spent five years with the Jaguars.
On March 5, 2004, the Detroit Lions signed Bryant to a six–year, $24 million contract that included a signing bonus of $7.25 million.
On February 25, 2008, the Lions released Bryant.
On March 20, 2008, he signed a one-year deal with the New England Patriots, he was cut by the team on August 30, 2008.
On November 11, 2008, Bryant was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers where he was reunited with college teammate Deshea Townsend.
In June 2009, Bryant retired.[citation needed]
| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | |||
| 1999 | JAX | 16 | 69 | 60 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2000 | JAX | 14 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2001 | JAX | 10 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2002 | JAX | 16 | 59 | 57 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| 2003 | JAX | 16 | 70 | 61 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2004 | DET | 10 | 51 | 42 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2005 | DET | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | DET | 10 | 46 | 36 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | DET | 16 | 69 | 59 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2008 | PIT | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 112 | 472 | 411 | 61 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 26 | 0 | 79 | |