Brandian Ross (born September 28, 1989) is a scout for the Green Bay Packers. Previously he was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

free safety. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an

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in 2011, and by the Oakland Raiders in 2012.

College career

Ross played at the collegiate level at

Youngstown State University Youngstown State University (YSU or Youngstown State) is a public university in Youngstown, Ohio. It was founded in 1908 and is the easternmost member of the University System of Ohio. The university is composed of six undergraduate colleges a ...

. He played safety his first three seasons before he switched to cornerback. Ross recorded in 45 games played (33 starts), had 223 total tackles (135 solos and 88 assists), had seven interceptions, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Ross signed with the Green Bay Packers in July 2011 as an undrafted rookie and spent that season on practice squad. Ross wound up again on Green Bay's practice squad in 2012 season after the Packers waived him at the end of training camp. When Reggie McKenzie offered him a spot on the Oakland Raiders 53-man roster on September 19, Ross didn't hesitate to sign.

Oakland Raiders

On September 19, 2012, Ross was signed by the Oakland Raiders.

Miami Dolphins

On August 31, 2014, Ross was claimed off waivers by the

Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team p ...

. He was waived on September 23, 2014.

Oakland Raiders (second stint)

Ross was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Raiders from the

on September 24, 2014. On December 7 on the first play against the 49ers he intercepted

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for his first interception of his career. On September 5, 2015, the Raiders placed Ross on injured reserve.

San Diego Chargers

Ross signed with the San Diego Chargers on December 30, 2015.

Denver Broncos

On April 18, 2016, Ross signed a one-year contract with the

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. He was released on August 29, 2016.

Philanthropy

In 2013, Ross launched the clothing line Unity Over Self to help raise money for children with autism with

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References

External links

Oakland Raiders bio

Youngstown State Penguins bio
1989 births Living people American football cornerbacks American football safeties Green Bay Packers players Oakland Raiders players Miami Dolphins players Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia Youngstown State Penguins football players {{Defensiveback-1980s-stub