Jake Brendel
| No. 64 Miami Dolphins | |||
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| Position: | Center | ||
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| Date of birth: | September 10, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth: | Madison, Wisconsin | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Plano (TX) East | ||
| College: | UCLA | ||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
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Jacob William Brendel (born September 10, 1992) is an American football center for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA. Brendal was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Early life
A native of Plano, Texas, Brendel attended Plano East Senior High School, where he played on the offensive line his junior and senior seasons and served as team captain, after playing defensive line as a freshman and sophomore. Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Brendel was listed as the No. 15 center prospect in his class.[1]
College career
After redshirting his initial year at UCLA, Brendel became a fixture at center after spring practice and started all 14 games for the Bruins in 2012.[2] He was named first-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News, CBSSports.com, and Football Writers Association of America,[3][4][5] and second-team Freshman All-America by College Football News.[6] As a junior in 2014, he was team's most experienced offensive lineman. After missing the season opener against Virginia with a knee injury, he returned to start the rest of the season.[7] Brendel was named to the All-Pac-12 second team.[8] He requested an evaluation of his NFL draft stock, but decided to return for his senior year,[7] when he again earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors.[9] The three-time team captain finished his UCLA career with a school record of 52 starts.[10]
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Brendel signed with the Dallas Cowboys on May 6, 2016.[10] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Cowboys.[11] The next day, he was signed to the Cowboys' practice squad.[12] He was released from the practice squad with an injury settlement.[13]
Miami Dolphins
On October 12, 2016, Brendel was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on November 19, 2016.[15]
References
- ↑ "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals.com offensive centers 2011". yahoo.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Jake Brendel is UCLA's man in the middle". ESPN.com. August 16, 2012.
- ↑ http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-12-07/freshmen-all-americans-team-johnny-manziel-tj-yeldon-amari-cooper
- ↑ "CBSSports.com 2012 All-Freshman Team". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "FWAA > News > Freshman All-America Team". sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ http://cfn.scout.com/2/1248052.html
- 1 2 Wang, Jack (January 15, 2015). "Life after Brett Hundley begins now for UCLA football". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015.
- ↑ Klein, Gary (December 2, 2014). "USC places five players, UCLA one on All-Pac-12 first team in football". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014.
- ↑ Kaufman, Joey (December 1, 2015). "UCLA DT Kenny Clark on All-Pac-12 first team; eight Bruins on second team". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015.
- 1 2 Archer, Todd (May 2, 2016). "Cowboys have two draft visitors among undrafted deals". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Helman, David. "Three Former Draft Picks Among Cowboys' Cuts; McFadden Moved To NFI". DallasCowboys.com.
- ↑ Helman, David. "Cowboys Sign Sanchez, Release Showers; 7 Added To Practice Squad". DallasCowboys.com.
- ↑ "Cowboys Waived C Jake Brendel From Practice Squad With Settlement".
- ↑ Poupart, Alain (October 12, 2016). "Notebook: Butler back in familiar position; other notes". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ↑ Kelly, Omar (November 19, 2016). "Dolphins cut CB Chris Culliver; elevate center Jake Brendel from practice squad". Sun-Sentinel.com.