Brandon ShortShort, Brandon DarnellPosition: LB Height: 6-3 Weight: 252 Born: July 11, 1977 McKeesport, PA High School: McKeesport (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Penn State | Played |
| 1996 | Penn State | Lettered |
| 1997 | Penn State | Lettered |
| 1998 | Penn State | Lettered |
| 1999 | Penn State | Lettered |
| Draft: 4th round (105th overall) 2000 New York Giants |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 New York Giants (NFL)2000 NYG NFL | 53 | LB | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 New York Giants (NFL)2001 NYG NFL | 53 | LOLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2002 New York Giants (NFL)2002 NYG NFL | 53 | LLB | 16 | 15 |
| 2003 New York Giants (NFL)2003 NYG NFL | 53 | SLB | 16 | 12 |
| 2004 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2004 CAR NFL | 53 | SLB | 16 | 2 |
| 2005 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2005 CAR NFL | 53 | SLB | 16 | 15 |
| 2006 New York Giants (NFL)2006 NYG NFL | 54 | WLB | 9 | 9 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 100 | 69 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/16/2000 | 2000 New York Giants (NFL)2000 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 7/25/2000 | 2000 New York Giants (NFL)2000 NYG NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 2/28/2003 | 2002 New York Giants (NFL)2002 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 6/19/2003 | 2003 New York Giants (NFL)2003 NYG NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/3/2004 | 2003 New York Giants (NFL)2003 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 4/2/2004 | 2004 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2004 CAR NFL |
| Released (Failed Physical) | 3/2/2006 | 2005 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2005 CAR NFL |
| Signed | 4/19/2006 | 2006 New York Giants (NFL)2006 NYG NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/2/2007 | 2006 New York Giants (NFL)2006 NYG NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 New York Giants (NFL)2001 NYG NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2002 New York Giants (NFL)2002 NYG NFL | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 32 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 New York Giants (NFL)2001 NYG NFL | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2002 New York Giants (NFL)2002 NYG NFL | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 2003 New York Giants (NFL)2003 NYG NFL | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 2005 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2005 CAR NFL | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 2006 New York Giants (NFL)2006 NYG NFL | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9.5 | 52.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 New York Giants (NFL)2001 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 New York Giants (NFL)2002 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 New York Giants (NFL)2003 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 2004 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2004 CAR NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 New York Giants (NFL)2000 NYG NFL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 New York Giants (NFL)2001 NYG NFL | 60 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 New York Giants (NFL)2002 NYG NFL | 88 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 New York Giants (NFL)2003 NYG NFL | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2004 CAR NFL | 55 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2005 CAR NFL | 61 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 New York Giants (NFL)2006 NYG NFL | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 389 | 368 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 New York Giants (NFL)2000 NYG NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 New York Giants (NFL)2001 NYG NFL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 New York Giants (NFL)2002 NYG NFL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 New York Giants (NFL)2003 NYG NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2004 CAR NFL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 New York Giants (NFL)2006 NYG NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25 | 6 | 19 | 173 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
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