Brandon Tyler Cottom (born December 21, 1992) is a former

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. He played

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College career

Cottom committed to the

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on February 2, 2011. Cottom played all four years with the Boilermakers, playing in 38 games over that span. Cottom scored 6 touchdowns, 436 rushing yards with an average of 5.7 yards per carry.

Statistics

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

On May 2, 2015, Cottom was signed by the Seahawks. On August 31, 2015, he was waived. On September 1, 2015, Cottom was placed on injured reserve. On September 3, 2015, he was waived by the Seahawks. On November 16, 2015, Cottom was re-signed to the practice squad. On August 20, 2016, Cottom was waived by the Seahawks with an injury designation. On May 5, 2017, Cottom re-signed with the Seahawks. On May 15, 2017, Cottom was waived by the Seahawks. On September 14, 2018, Cottom signed with the Alliance Salt Lake City of the

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. On March 29, 2019, Cottom was assigned to the

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of the

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''Survivor''

Cottom was cast to compete on the currently airing 44th season of '' Survivor''. He started the game placed on the

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tribe.

References

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Seattle Seahawks bio
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