Beau Michael Brinkley (born January 25, 1990) is an

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for the Atlanta Falcons of the

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(NFL). He played college football at

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College career

Brinkley played college football at the University of

. In his four years at Missouri, he finished with 12 tackles. In his senior season, he recorded 5 tackles for the season. In his junior year, Brinkley was the team's long snapper for the third consecutive season. In his sophomore year, he was selected as the MU Special Teams MVP. In his freshman year, Brinkley was selected as the MU Walk-on MVP.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

On April 30, 2012, Brinkley signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent. He made his NFL debut against the New England Patriots on September 9, 2012. On March 8, 2015, Brinkley signed a five-year contract extension with the Titans worth $5.75 million. On September 30, 2018, in a 26-23 overtime victory against the

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, Brinkley played his 100th career game. The Titans finished with their third consecutive 9-7 season, but did not qualify for the playoffs, with Brinkley snapping for punter Brett Kern as he was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl and was named Second-team All-Pro. Entering the final year of his contract, Brinkley signed a multi-year contract extension with the Titans on September 6, 2019. During the season, he snapped for Brett Kern as he was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl and was named First-team All-Pro. On December 18, 2019, Brinkley was announced to be a

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alternate for the

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. The Titans finished with a fourth consecutive 9-7 record and qualified for the playoffs, where they won upsets over the New England Patriots and the

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before losing to eventual Super Bowl champions, the

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in the AFC Championship Game. On September 29, 2020, Brinkley, along with

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and practice squad player

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were placed on the reserve/

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list by the team. He was activated on October 11. Brinkley was released on November 3.

Detroit Lions

On September 25, 2021, Brinkley was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad, but was released two days later.

Arizona Cardinals

On November 12, 2021, Brinkley was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 20. He was waived on November 22 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 4. He was released on December 14.

Los Angeles Chargers

On December 28, 2021, Brinkley was signed to the

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practice squad. He was released on January 3, 2022.

Chicago Bears

On February 16, 2022, Brinkley was signed to the Chicago Bears. He was released by the team on March 17.

Atlanta Falcons

On April 4, 2022, Brinkley signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons. On May 2, 2022, he was placed on Injured reserve.

References

External links

Missouri Tigers bio

Tennessee Titans bio
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