Brad Leggett
Brad Leggett (born January 16, 1966) is a former American football center in the National Football League. He played professionally for the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions.
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Position: | Center | ||||||
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Born: | Vicksburg, Mississippi | January 16, 1966||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Fountain Valley High School Fountain Valley, California | ||||||
College: | Southern California | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1990 / Round: 8 / Pick: 219 (By the Denver Broncos) | ||||||
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Biography
Leggett was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He played prep football at Fountain Valley High School in Fountain Valley, California.[1] He played college football at the University of Southern California.[2]
Just this year Leggett was voted as one of the best centers ever to play at USC https://wearesc.com/o-nso-the-usc-mount-rushmore-series-the-centers/
Leggett's father Earl Leggett was a first round pick for the Chicago Bears in 1957 and played 12 years in the NFL. Finishing his career with the New Orleans Saints. Leggett played for the Saints in 1990 thus becoming the first father and son in franchise history. Earl then coached 25 years in the NFL with the majority of his time coaching the defensive line with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raider.
Leggett was originally an 8th round selection (219th overall pick) by the Denver Broncos in the 1990 NFL Draft.[3] He played for the New Orleans Saints (1990–1991, 1993) and the Detroit Lions (1992). His career was derailed by back injuries, forcing him to retire.
Leggett being a successful entrepreneur has produced two infomercials, built web based affiliate marketing programs, owned and operated a nutrition education business with seven locations, and was the owner of a sports nutrition company. Leggett currently hosts Pro Players' Business Networks podcast which is dedicated to giving a platform to former NFL players and coaches to promote themselves and what they are doing now. Leggett feels every former player has a story whether he has played one season or ten. Leggett said, “ I have heard so many incredible journeys of former players who are now doing amazing things!” Leggett is an NFL historian and curator of this extensive network of NFL players and coaches; he is dedicated and has tremendous connectivity to the network.
Pro Players Business Network is the only business networking site for former former players and has a membership of over 10,000 retired players https://proplayersbusinessnetwork.com/
This year Leggett also launched Pro Players CBD the hottest CBD products on the market and what the Pros use! https://proplayerscbdnetwork.com/
References
- "Brad Leggett". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- "Brad Leggett". NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- "Brad Leggett". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.