Robert Brewster (American football)

Robert Brewster
No. 79
Position:	Wyoming (OH)
College:	Ball State
NFL draft:	2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75
Career history
	Dallas Cowboys (2009–2010); Kansas City Command (2012);
Career highlights and awards
	2× All-MAC (2007, 2008);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	1
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Robert Brewster (born July 30, 1986) is a former

2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ball State University

.

Early years

Brewster attended

Wyoming High School and lettered three times in football. As a senior, he received All-state, All-city, Cincinnati Hills League Offensive Player of the Year and "Tremendous 26" Division Ill Player of the Year honors. He also practiced basketball

.

He accepted a football scholarship from

right tackle

, allowing just 2 sacks and one quarterback pressure on 373 pass plays.

As a junior, he blocked for an offense that set school records in total offense (5,640 yards) and passing yards (3,704 yards). In 2008, he helped Ball State achieve 12 straight wins and a national ranking for the first time in school history.[1] He was penalized just once and allowed only 2.5 sacks and one quarterback pressure on 405 pass plays. He was a four-year starter and received first-team All-Mid-American Conference accolades in 2007 and 2008.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Brewster was selected by the

2009 NFL Draft.^[2] As a rookie, he was placed on the injured reserve list

after he tore a pectoral muscle during post-minicamp workouts.

On October 15, 2010, during a 1-7 start, the Cowboys decided to release him due to a lack of production and to make room for wide receiver Jesse Holley.^[3] After his release he was signed to the team's practice squad,^[4] before being released on July 27, 2011.^[5]

His problems were never helped by the fact that he followed a string of unsuccessful

2007

).

Kansas City Command

On December 30, 2011, Brewster signed with the Kansas City Command of the Arena Football League, reuniting with his Ball State teammates quarterback Nate Davis and receiver Darius Hill. In 2012, he suffered a season-ending knee injury in the sixth game against the San Jose SaberCats.^[6] He wasn't re-signed after the season.

Personal life

On September 3, 2011, despite being out of football, the

Dallas, Texas

with his family.

References

^ "2009 NFL Draft Prospects". NFL.com. 2009.
^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^ "Robert Brewster cut to make room for Holley". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^ "Robert Brewster signed to practice squad". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^ "Robert Brewster among cuts, too". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^ "Command Add Linemen Prior To Game Tonight". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^ "Commish suspends a slew of free agents". Retrieved February 19, 2020.

External links

Ball State Cardinals bio

[1] "2009 NFL Draft Prospects". NFL.com. 2009.

[2] "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

[3] "Robert Brewster cut to make room for Holley". Retrieved February 19, 2020.

[4] "Robert Brewster signed to practice squad". Retrieved February 19, 2020.

[5] "Robert Brewster among cuts, too". Retrieved February 19, 2020.

[6] "Command Add Linemen Prior To Game Tonight". Retrieved February 19, 2020.

[7] "Commish suspends a slew of free agents". Retrieved February 19, 2020.

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