Casper Terrell Brinkley (born July 12, 1985) is a former American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2008, but was released by the team on September 5, 2009.[1] He played college football at South Carolina.
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| Position: | Defensive end |
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| Born: | July 12, 1985 Thomson, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 259 lb (117 kg) |
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| College: | Georgia Military, South Carolina |
| Undrafted: | 2008 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
College career
editBrinkley played college football at the University of South Carolina. He played in 25 games producing 103 tackles and ten sacks. He majored in African-American studies.
Personal life
editBrinkley's twin brother, Jasper Brinkley was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 5th round of 2009.
References
edit- ^ "Panthers cut 2 more than needed; Irvin on IR - Associated Press - NFL - Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2009.
Further reading
edit- Towers, Chip (September 6, 2006). "Dogs will be seeing double". The Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Scoppe, Rick (March 16, 2007). "USC moves Brinkley". The Greenville News. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Scoppe, Rick (September 19, 2007). "Casper Brinkley, Matthews move to replace Pepper". The Greenville News. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Cranston, Mike (April 29, 2008). "Panthers sign Waterboro native Walker". The Greenville News. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.