Brian Bonner (linebacker)
Brian Keith Bonner (born October 9, 1965) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Minnesota. After concluding his NFL career, Bonner went on to play four seasons for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He split his final CFL season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Shreveport Pirates.
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| Born: | October 9, 1965 Mount Vernon, New York |
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| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Wisconsin Minnesota |
| NFL draft | 1988 / Round: 9 / Pick: 247 |
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| 1988 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1989 | Washington Redskins |
| 1991–1994 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1995 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1995 | Shreveport Pirates |
| CFL East All-Star | 1991 |
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Education
Bonner graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, and as a dean's list student from Life University College of Chiropractic, where he earned the Doctor of Chiropractic degree.
Career
Bonner is licensed and practicing sports medicine chiropractor in Atlanta, Georgia. He was previously married to Sabrina Blackler and is the father of one daughter, Perri Celeste Bonner, who signed an NCAA National Letter of Intent on February 6, 2013, to play women's soccer at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) beginning Fall 2013.
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