Brandon Jamal Bostick (born May 3, 1989) is a former

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. He played

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. Bostick was signed by the

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as an

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in 2012. He was also member of the

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and

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Early life and college career

Bostick was born in

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and graduated from

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in 2007. He then attended

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, a Division II school. After redshirting his freshman year, Bostick played at Newberry as wide receiver from the 2008 to 2011 seasons. In 39 games, he started 24 and made 136 receptions for 1,935 yards and 19 touchdowns. Bostick also played basketball at Newberry for the second half of his junior season. He was a sports management major at Newberry.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

He was signed by the Packers as an

on May 30, 2012. Bostick spent his entire rookie season in 2012 on the practice squad. Playing primarily on special teams, Bostick made his NFL debut on September 15, 2013 against

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. He recorded his first NFL touchdown catch on November 10, 2013 against the

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, on a 22-yard pass from

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, in a play that was also Tolzien's first career touchdown pass. Bostick finished the 2013 season with 7 receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown in 11 games. He missed the Thanksgiving Classic due to a concussion suffered during the November 24 game. On December 15 against

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, Bostick suffered a foot injury late in the second half; he was placed on season-ending injured reserve six days later. Bostick played 13 games in the 2014 season and made 2 receptions for 3 yards and a touchdown. On November 9, in a Sunday night 55-14 win over the

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, Bostick made the Packers' first touchdown score, on a pass from

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on fourth down from the Bears' 1-yard line. In the

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against the

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on January 18, 2015, with slightly over 2 minutes remaining and the Packers leading 19–14, Bostick, the Packers' third-string tight end, misplayed a Seahawks

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by ignoring his blocking assignment and stepping in front of

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receiver

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who was assigned to catch and was waiting for the ball. The ball bounced off Bostick's helmet and was recovered by Seahawks wide receiver

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. In the ensuing drive, the Seahawks scored a touchdown and two-point conversion to go ahead 22–19.

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made a game-tying field goal with 14 seconds left, but Seattle won 28–22 in overtime. Bostick was widely credited in both Wisconsin and National sports media as having made a

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type mistake costing his team a chance for a championship. In his postgame interview, Bostick acknowledged that he was supposed to block so that

could recover the onside kick. Bostick was released on February 16, 2015.

Minnesota Vikings

Bostick was claimed off waivers by the

on February 18, 2015. He was released as part of the first wave of roster cuts on August 30, 2015.

Arizona Cardinals

On September 7, 2015, the

signed Bostick to their practice squad. On September 22, 2015, he was released by the Cardinals. On October 2, 2015, Bostick was re-signed to the Cardinals' practice squad. On December 1, 2015, he was released from practice squad.

New York Jets

On December 8, 2015, the

signed Bostick to their practice squad. In 2016 he played in 16 games, starting in 7 of them, finishing the season with 8 catches for 63 yards.

Statistics

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Personal life

His cousin, Akeem Bostick, is a

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player.

References

External links

Green Bay Packers bio
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