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Nick Brossette
American football player (born 1996)
Nick Brossette (born March 2, 1996) is a former American football running back. He played college football at LSU. He played for the DC Defenders of the XFL in 2020.
Brossette with LSU in 2018 | |
| No. 42, 36, 31 | |
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1996-03-02) March 2, 1996 (age 28) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| College: | LSU |
| Undrafted: | 2019 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Brossette was a 4-star recruit from University High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He committed to LSU on August 23, 2013.[1]
During his freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons, Brossette did not see much playing time due to competition from Leonard Fournette and Derrius Guice. During his senior season, he ran for 1,039 yards and 14 touchdowns.[2]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
209 lb (95 kg) |
30 in (0.76 m) |
8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) | 4.72 s | 4.44 s | 7.38 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 118 in (3.00 m) | 15 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
New England Patriots
After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft, the Patriots signed him as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019. During his preseason debut against the Detroit Lions, he ran for 66 yards and a touchdown. He finished the preseason with 200 rushing yards and three touchdowns.[4] He was waived by the Patriots on August 31, 2019.[5]
Detroit Lions
He was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad on September 12, 2019. He was later released that same day, and was resigned by the Lions on September 18, 2019.[6] He was released by the Lions again on September 24, 2019.[7]
DC Defenders
Brossette was signed by the DC Defenders of the XFL during mini-camp in December 2019. He rushed for 75 yards and his first XFL touchdown against the Los Angeles Wildcats on February 23, 2020. He finished the season with 87 rushing yards.[8] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[9]
- "Nick Brossette, University Lab, Running Back". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- "Former LSU RB, University High product Nick Brossette signed by the New England Patriots". The Advocate. April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- "NFL Draft Prospect Profile – Nick Brossette". nfl.com. March 1, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- Hellman, Sam (September 12, 2019). "Former LSU RB Nick Brossette joins Lions practice squad". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- Thomas, Oliver (August 31, 2019). "Patriots roster cuts: NFL preseason rushing leader Nick Brossette waived". PatsPulpit.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- Schlitt, Erik (September 18, 2019). "Former LSU RB Nick Brossette joins Lions practice squad". LionsWire.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Nick Brossette: Let go from Lions' practice squad". CBSsports.com. September 24, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Nick Brossette". XFL.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.