Bradley Sylve
American football player (born 1993)
American football player
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| Born: | (1993-01-29) January 29, 1993 (age 31) Port Sulphur, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
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| High school: | South Plaquemines High School |
| College: | Alabama |
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Bradley Sylve (born January 29, 1993) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills in 2017.
College career
Sylve spent 2011–2015 at Alabama primarily in the reserve, logging 40 tackles (9 on special teams) and 7 pass breakups.[1] He started 3 games in 2013, one game in 2014, and was one of the Alabama's four Special Teams Players of the Year.[2] With the Crimson Tide, Sylve won 2 BCS National Championship Games, in 2011 and 2012.[3]
The day before Alabama's Pro Day in 2016, he suffered a torn Achilles tendon.[2]
Professional career
Buffalo Bills
On April 7, 2017, Sylve was signed by the Buffalo Bills.[1] He was waived on September 1.[4]
New Orleans Saints
On September 20, 2017, Sylve was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad.[3] On October 10, he was cut.[5] On January 5, 2018, Sylve was signed to a reserve/futures contract with the Saints.[6] He was waived on May 14, 2018.[7]
Birmingham Iron
Sylve was signed to the Birmingham Iron in 2019 and competed in 8 games before the Alliance of American Football folded on April 2, 2019. He recorded 30 tackles and two interceptions, picking off Mike Bercovici of the San Diego Fleet & Matt Simms of the Atlanta Legends.[8][9]
DC Defenders
Sylve was drafted by the DC Defenders in the 5th round in phase 4 of the 2020 XFL Draft. In his first career game with the Defenders, Sylve picked off Brandon Silvers and took it back, marking the first defensive touchdown in the XFL. The Defenders would defeat the Seattle Dragons 31–19.[10]
Los Angeles Wildcats
On February 14, 2020, Sylve was traded to the Los Angeles Wildcats in exchange for Anthony Johnson.[11] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12]
Philadelphia Stars
Sylve was selected in the 11th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Philadelphia Stars.[13] After suffering an ankle injury before the start of the regular season,[14] he was transferred to the team's practice squad on April 16, 2022.[15] He remained on the inactive roster on April 22, 2022,[16] with the injury.[17] He was transferred to the active roster on May 5.[18] He was transferred back to the inactive roster on May 14.[19] On February 23, 2023, Sylve was released by the Stars.[20]
References
- ^ a b Quinn, Robert (April 7, 2017). "Bills sign speedy former Alabama CB Bradley Sylve". Bills Wire. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ a b Zenitz, Mark (March 17, 2016). "Tide draft hopeful on injury: 'I just put my head down and started crying'". AL.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ a b Inabinett, Mark (September 20, 2017). "Bradley Sylve returning to an NFL roster". AL.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Silagyi, Kyle; Saeli, Victoria (September 1, 2017). "All of the players released by the Bills in roster cut down". Bills Wire. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Erickson, Joel (October 10, 2017). "Saints waive linebacker, shuffle practice squad by adding Shayne Skov, Woodrow Hamilton". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (January 5, 2018). "Bradley Sylve gets another NFL opportunity". AL.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "Saints add 4 players, waive 4 others after rookie camp". AP NEWS. May 14, 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Dudley, Evan (March 18, 2019). "Birmingham Iron wins on FG as time expires". AL.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ Dudley, Evan (March 31, 2019). "Iron clinches playoff berth with win". AL.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "Three Stars: Defenders vs. Dragons". XFL.com. February 8, 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ Rachuk, Stephan (February 14, 2020). "Anthony Johnson Traded to DC Defenders". XFL Newsroom. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (February 22, 2022). "Bradley Sylve trying another spring football league". Al.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ @USFLStars (April 16, 2022). "Week 1 Game Status Update:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStars (April 16, 2022). "Roster Updates: Transferred to practice squad:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStars (April 22, 2022). "Transferred to inactive roster" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStars (April 22, 2022). "Game Status Report" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStars (May 5, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 5, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStars (May 14, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLStars (February 24, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Twitter.
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