Hunter Austin Bradley (born May 21, 1994) is an

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long snapper In American football, the long snapper (or deep snapper) is a center on special teams whose duty is to snap the football over a longer distance, typically around 15 yards during punts, and 7–8 yards during field goals and extra point attempt ...

who is a free agent. He played

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. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the

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College career

Bradley began his MSU career in 2012 as a tight end but multiple knee surgeries forced him into a long snapping role, which he took over as a starter in 2015. The 6-foot-3, 240-pounder from Collierville, Tennessee was perfect through 41 career games and also collected four tackles.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Bradley was selected by the

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with the 239th overall pick in the seventh round of the

. This made Bradley only the ninth long snapper ever drafted in the NFL Draft. The Packers originally acquired the pick used to select Bradley by trading Lerentee McCray to the

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. On May 4, 2018, he signed a contract with the Packers. Bradley was placed on the reserve/

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list by the Packers on August 3, 2020. He was activated on August 19, 2020. He was released on November 2, 2021.

Arizona Cardinals

On December 28, 2022, Bradley signed with the practice squad of the

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References

External links

Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
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