Aaron Brewer

Aaron Brewer (born July 5, 1990) is an American football long snapper for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). Brewer signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at San Diego State. He married Nicole Brewer on June 2, 2018.

Aaron Brewer
Brewer with the Denver Broncos in 2012
No. 46 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1990-07-05) July 5, 1990
Orange, California
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Fullerton (CA) Troy
College:San Diego State
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Games played:117
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Brewer played long snapper at San Diego State University. In his junior year, he played in 13 games and recorded five tackles for the season. In his sophomore year, he played in all 12 games of the season as a long snapper. He also recorded four tackles for the entire year. In his freshman year, he played in 12 games along with one tackle.

Professional career

Denver Broncos

On May 3, 2012, Brewer signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent.[1]

Brewer was the long snapper for Matt Prater’s NFL record 64-yard field goal on December 8, 2013.[2]

On February 7, 2016, Brewer was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.[3]

On March 8, 2016, the Broncos released Brewer along with tight end Owen Daniels and right guard Louis Vasquez.[4]

Chicago Bears

On March 16, 2016, Brewer signed with the Chicago Bears on a one-year deal.[2] On September 5, 2016, Brewer was released by the Bears.[5]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 28, 2016, Brewer was signed by the Arizona Cardinals.[6]

On October 10, 2017, Brewer was placed on injured reserve after suffering a wrist injury.[7] He was activated off injured reserve to the active roster on December 15, 2017.[8]

On March 7, 2018, Brewer signed a four-year contract extension to remain with the Cardinals.[9]

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References
  1. "Aaron Brewer". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  2. "Bears ink long-snapper Aaron Brewer". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  3. "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  4. "Broncos release Louis Vasquez, Owen Daniels and Aaron Brewer". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Urban, Darren. "Cardinals Add Aaron Brewer To Snap". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  7. Urban, Darren (October 10, 2017). "Cardinals Sign Long Snapper Justin Drescher". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018.
  8. Urban, Darren (December 15, 2017). "Aaron Brewer First To Return From IR". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017.
  9. Odegard, Kyle (March 7, 2018). "Cardinals Re-Sign LS Aaron Brewer". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018.
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