Tyvon Branch

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Tyvon Branch
Connecticut
NFL draft:2008 / Round: 4 / Pick: 100
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
5
Defensive touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com

Tyvon A. Branch (born December 11, 1986) is a former

Connecticut
.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m) 		204 lb
(93 kg) 		4.31 s 1.43 s 2.49 s 4.40 s 38 in
(0.97 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 19 reps
All values from
NFL Combine

Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders selected Branch in the fourth round (100th overall) of the

2008 NFL Draft.[1] The Raiders chose to draft Branch not only by his skills as a corner, but also his importance as a return specialist, due to the departure of all-time return leader Chris Carr
. During his rookie season on September 14, 2008, Branch intercepted
injured reserve
on November 5 with a shoulder injury.

He went on to have a breakout season for the Raiders in 2009 as the starting

strong safety in all 16 games, finishing with 98 unassisted tackles and 26 assists, two forced fumbles, and a sack. He had his best game of the year in a win over the heavily favored Bengals with 12 tackles and a forced fumble. During the 2010 NFL season
, he again started in all 16 games for an 8-8 team, recording 81 unassisted tackles and 23 assists.

In March 2012, the Raiders placed a franchise tag on Branch. On July 14, 2012, Branch signed a four-year, $26.6 million contract with the Raiders.[2][3] On November 9, Branch was fined $15,750 for unnecessary roughness against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[4]

Kansas City Chiefs

On March 10, 2015, Branch signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.[5]

Arizona Cardinals

On March 9, 2016, Branch signed a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals worth $8 million with $5 million guaranteed until 2018.[6][7] He was placed on injured reserve on October 4, 2016, with a groin injury.[8] He was activated off injured reserve on December 2, 2016, prior to Week 13.[9] He was placed back on injured reserve on December 13, 2016, after re-injuring his groin.[10]

Branch entered the 2017 as the Cardinals' starting strong safety. During Thursday Night Football against the Seattle Seahawks on November 9, 2017, Branch suffered a torn ACL, ending his 2017 season.[11][12]

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sack PD Int Yards TD FF FR Yards TD
2008 OAK 8 0 10 8 2 0.0 1 1 36 0 0 1 0 0
2009 OAK 16 16 124 98 26 1.0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2010 OAK 16 16 103 80 23 4.0 2 1 15 0 1 2 76 1
2011 OAK 16 16 109 80 29 1.0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
2012 OAK 14 14 94 74 20 0.0 3 1 11 0 0 0 0 0
2013 OAK 2 2 5 4 1 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 OAK 3 3 30 23 7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 KAN 16 1 43 35 8 1.0 4 1 38 1 0 1 73 1
2016 ARI 6 5 28 25 3 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 ARI 9 9 69 54 15 0.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Career[13] 106 82 615 481 134 9.0 33 5 100 1 4 5 149 2

References

  1. ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tyvon Branch | Defensive Back". rotoworld.com. July 14, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Safety Tyvon Branch agrees to 4-year contract with Raiders". USAToday.com. July 15, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "Fines roundup: Michael Vick of Eagles docked for low block". National Football League. November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  5. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg. "Chiefs sign Tyvon Branch to one-year deal". NFL.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Jackson, Zac. "Cardinals sign Tyvon Branch to two-year deal". nbcsports.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  7. ^ Spotrac.com. "Tyvon Branch". Spotrac.com. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  8. ^ Urban, Darren (October 4, 2016). "Chris Johnson, Tyvon Branch To IR; Butler Cut". AZCardinals.com.
  9. ^ "Cardinals' Tyvon Branch: Officially activated from injured reserve". CBSSports.com. December 2, 2016.
  10. ^ Urban, Darren (December 13, 2016). "Cardinals Switch Punters, Sign Scooby Wright". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017.
  11. ^ "Injuries: Cards safety Tyvon Branch suffers torn ACL". NFL.com. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  12. ^ Odegard, Kyle (November 10, 2017). "D.J. Humphries, Tyvon Branch Done For Season". AZCardinals.com.
  13. ^ "Tyvon Branch Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

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