| Intro | American football player | ||
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American football player Football player |
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| From | United States of America | ||
| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 12 October 1993, Missouri City, Fort Bend County, Texas, U.S.A. | ||
| Age: | 26 years | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
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Bralon Addison (born October 12, 1993) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon.
Early years
Addison attended Hightower High School in Missouri City, Texas. He played predominately played quarterback his senior and junior years and wide receiver his sophomore year. He had for 2,158 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns 1,625 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns as a senior. As a junior he passed for 1,858 yards with 28 touchdowns and rushed for 1,068 yards and 15 touchdowns. Addison was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and committed to the University of Oregon to play college football.
College career
As a true freshman at Oregon in 2012, Addison played in all 13 games and had 22 receptions for 243 yards. As a sophomore in 2013, Addison started 11 of 13 games, recording 61 receptions for 890 yards and seven touchdowns. He also returned two punt returns for touchdowns. Addison missed 2014 due to a torn ACL suffered during spring practice. He came close to playing in the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship, but was not completely healed in time for the game. Addison returned from the injury to play in all 13 games in 2015. He finished with 63 receptions for 804 yards, 10 receiving touchdowns, two rushing touchdowns and one punt return touchdown. After the season he entered the 2016 NFL Draft.
Professional career
Denver Broncos
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Addison was signed by the Denver Broncos. On August 30, 2016, Addison was waived by the Broncos during roster cuts.
Chicago Bears
On December 5, 2016, Addison was signed to the Bears’ practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 20, 2016.