Brandon Montez Lang (born June 18, 1986 in

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) is a gridiron football

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. He attended Troy University, where he graduated from in 2010. After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, he signed as an

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with the San Diego Chargers., and then was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on September 25, 2012. He was also a member of the

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High school career

Lang attended

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, where he helped his team to a 34-4 record over three seasons while playing both tight end and defensive end. Lang was twice named both first-team All-State (AJC) and All-Region. As a defensive player, he recorded 290 career tackles including 71 sacks. He was also credited with 18 career fumble recoveries and 122 tackles for loss. He initially committed to play football at

, but instead attended

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. Considered a four-star recruit by ''

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'', Lang was ranked 10th among prep school prospects in 2005. It has been reported by NFL blogger Gil Brant that Lang signed with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent shortly after the draft.

College career

In 2006, he committed to Troy and became part of the defensive line rotation as a freshman. In 2007, Lang started three games before a knee injury ended his season. In 2008, Lang was rated as the Sun Belt Conference's top

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prospect by Sporting News. During the 2008 season, Lang earned 9 sacks and 56 tackles over the 13 game season. Following the year, he was named to the top 100 returning players in college football, ranking at number 84.

Professional career

San Diego Chargers

Shortly after going undrafted in 2010, Lang signed with the San Diego Chargers as a

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. He was released by the Chargers on November 22, 2010, but later re-signed. He was released again on July 28, 2011.

Orlando Predators

Lang was signed by the

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team, the

on December 6, 2011.

Edmonton Eskimos

Lang was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on September 25, 2012.

Ottawa Redblacks

Lang was signed by the

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on February 13, 2014. Lang was released by the

on October 14, 2014.FA14: News Release: Transactions; October 14, 2014
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References

External links

Ottawa Redblacks player bio

Official bio at TroyOfficial Bio in San Diego
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Brandon 1986 births Living people American football defensive ends American football linebackers Edmonton Elks players Orlando Predators players Ottawa Redblacks players Players of American football from DeKalb County, Georgia Players of Canadian football from Georgia (U.S. state) San Diego Chargers players Troy Trojans football players People from Tucker, Georgia Tucker High School alumni Hargrave Military Academy alumni