Adam Breneman
Adam Breneman | |
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| Born | Adam Alexander Breneman March 31, 1995 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| 2013–2015 | Penn State |
| 2016–2017 | UMass |
| Position(s) | Tight end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2020 | Arizona State (GA/TE) |
| 2021–2022 | Arizona State (TE) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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YouTube information | |
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| Years active | 2022–present |
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| Subscribers | 32.3K (Next Up) 6.01K (Adam Breneman) |
Last updated: April 14,2024 | |
Adam Alexander Breneman (born March 31, 1995) is an
As a true freshman in 2013, Breneman had a breakout season and was named as a
In the summer of 2016, after five months away from football, Breneman transferred to the University of Massachusetts Amherst for his final two years of eligibility. A major factor for his un-retirement was a trusted friend and ally to the injured, Andrew Ford - his former high school quarterback. Breneman later credited Ford with "changing his life" and "being a light when there was nothing but darkness" in a 2021 interview with Sports Illustrated. During the 2016 and 2017 seasons, Breneman led the country in receiving by a tight end and was named an All-American. In March 2018, he announced his retirement from football due to the knee injury he had first suffered at Penn State.
After his retirement from playing, Breneman worked as a
High school career
Breneman attended
Breneman’s younger brother, Grant, went on to become the quarterback for the Cedar Cliff Colts, starting as a sophomore in the 2014-2015 school year, until his graduation in 2017.
Breneman is the all-time leader in receiving by a tight end in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association history. He is also the all-time leading receiver in Cedar Cliff history, holding the school records for career yards, receptions, and receiving touchdowns, as well as every single-season receiving record. In his three seasons of varsity football at Cedar Cliff, he totaled 144 receptions, 2,244 yards, and 23 touchdowns.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Adam Breneman Tight end |
Mechanicsburg, PA
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Cedar Cliff High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.65 | Mar 9, 2012 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 2 (TE) ESPN : 1 (TE)
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College career
Penn State
2013 season
Breneman enrolled early at Penn State in the spring of 2013 after graduating high school a semester early. During his true freshman season, he appeared in 11 games, earning the starting tight end job for the second half of the season. Breneman finished the season with 15 receptions for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns, earning him
2014 season
In August 2014, Penn State announced that Breneman would miss the season with a knee injury.[4]
2015 season
Prior to the 2015 season, Penn State
Massachusetts
2016 season
During the summer of 2016, news broke that Breneman would
2017 season
During the 2017 season, Breneman once again led the country in receptions by a tight end. Despite missing a game with a minor
Breneman finished his college football career with 149 receptions, 1,758 yards, and 15 touchdowns. Despite just two seasons at the University of Massachusetts, he finished his career as the all-time leader in receiving by a tight end in school history. After his senior season ended, Breneman signed with Octagon Sports for his professional representation. His agent was Casey Muir.[6]
Retirement
On March 13, 2018, Breneman released a letter on the blog site Medium officially announcing his retirement from football due to a knee injury. In the letter, Breneman wrote: "After additional medical evaluations and creative treatments, my doctors and I have come to the realization that there is no solution that will allow me to continue to play football. It hurts me to share that at just 22 years old, I am officially retiring from the game of football. Football has given me so much in my life and I am very proud of all my accomplishments both on and off the field."
College statistics
| Season | GP | Receiving | |||
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| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Penn State Nittany Lions | |||||
| 2013 | 8 | 15 | 186 | 12.4 | 3 |
| 2014 | Did not play due to injury | ||||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| UMass Minutemen | |||||
| 2016 | 12 | 70 | 808 | 11.5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 11 | 64 | 764 | 11.9 | 4 |
| Career | 33 | 149 | 1,758 | 11.8 | 15 |
Broadcasting career
Breneman launched a broadcasting and media career in 2018. Beginning in September of the same year, Breneman began hosting his own weekly
In July 2019,
Coaching career
Arizona State
In February 2020, 247Sports first reported that Breneman would be getting into the football coaching industry and joining Herm Edwards' coaching staff at Arizona State University.[7] He served as an offensive assistant at Arizona State for the 2020 season.[8] After one season, Breneman was promoted to the full-time staff as the tight ends coach.[9]
In 2020, 247Sports named Adam to their annual "College Football's Rising Stars: The 30Under30 for 2020" list which recognizes the top young coaches in football.
In July 2021, Breneman was placed on administrative leave along with three other assistant coaches based on allegations of recruiting violations. On January 27, 2022, he
Personal life and family
Breneman was born in
Philanthropy
During his senior year of high school, Breneman started Catch The Cure, a fundraiser to raise awareness and money to fight
Breneman served as the
In 2017, Breneman was named a finalist for the Jason Witten Man of the Year Award. This award is "presented annually to the Division I college football player who has demonstrated a record of leadership by exhibiting exceptional courage, integrity and sportsmanship both on and off the field."[16]
In 2019, Breneman joined the board of directors of The Peyton Walker Foundation, a
Breneman also serves on the Board of Directors of Project ALS.
Post-football
After graduating from
Immediately following his retirement in 2018, Breneman took a job as a
References
- ^ a b c "Adam Breneman – Penn State profile". Penn State Nittany Lions. Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ Adam Breneman (January 7, 2013). "Adam Breneman - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "Recruiting Football Team News, 247Sports". Recruiting.scout.com. April 13, 1970. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ McGuire, Kevin (August 12, 2014). "Report: Penn State's Adam Breneman facing surgery, redshirt – CollegeFootballTalk". Collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
Ranked #6 TE, #151 overall
- ^ "Football Standout And NFL Prospect Adam Breneman Signs With Octagon, A Global Sports And Entertainment Agency - LM Gnazzo Promotion Strategies". Gnazzopromotions.com. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "Breneman set to join Arizona State staff".
- ^ "College football's rising stars: The 30Under30 for 2020".
- ^ Booth, Trevor (January 10, 2021). "ASU promotes Breneman to TE coach". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Cedar Cliff grad Adam Breneman resigns amid Arizona State Football recruiting investigation". January 28, 2022.
- ^ "NFF National Scholar-Athletes: Brian Breneman (1985)". National Football Foundation. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Grant Breneman – Colgate profile". Colgate Raiders. Colgate University. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Catch The Cure for ALS - Home". Catch-the-cure.com. August 19, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ Bachman, Brian (July 15, 2012). "Recruit Adam Breneman Joins Fight Against ALS". Onwardstate.com. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "PSU Chapter Leadership | Uplifting Athletes". Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Breneman Among Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Semifinalists".
- ^ "How Adam Breneman Went from Retired PSU Savior to Politics to UMass All-American | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights". Bleacher Report. October 27, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "Dr. John Joyce announces hiring of former PSU standout Adam Breneman as campaign manager | WPMT FOX43". Fox43.com. April 9, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
External links
- ^ Sun Devil Source