Brian Bratton

Brian Bratton (born July 31, 1982) is an American former Canadian football wide receiver who is currently the wide receivers coach at Stanford. He most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Having played with the Alouettes since 2007, he is a two-time Grey Cup champion, after winning in 2009 and 2010. He played college football for the Furman Paladins from 2002 to 2005.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons Bratton signed his first professional contract with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League in May 2005 and attended the team's training camp. He was later released in September of that year.

Baltimore Ravens Following his release from Atlanta, Bratton signed with the Baltimore Ravens in October 2005 and spent time on the team's practice roster.

Cologne Centurions After the 2005 season, Bratton was allocated to NFL Europe's Cologne Centurions in January 2006. While playing for Cologne, he started 10 games and caught 23 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns. He was released in August, thereby terminating his contract with the Centurions.

Montreal Alouettes Bratton signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League on February 27, 2007, to a one-year plus an option contract. In his first season, he mainly played on special teams, returning punts and kickoffs. He recorded his first career touchdown on July 26, 2007, against the Toronto Argonauts on a 79-yard punt return. He achieved a career-high in touchdowns scored in the 2008 season when he scored seven receiving touchdowns.

He played in both of Montreal's Grey Cup victories in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, he recorded a career-high in receiving yards with 675 yards to go along with five touchdowns, including the 20th scored of his career that year. At the end of the 2012 Eastern Final against the Toronto Argonauts, Bratton missed an attempt to catch a deflected ball which would have been the game-tying touchdown with only 39 seconds left on third town. The Alouettes lost possession of the football and the Argonauts went on to win the 100th Grey Cup. Two weeks before entering free agency, Bratton was released on February 1, 2013, so that he could pursue offers from other teams.

In 2012, he won the Tom Pate Memorial Award for outstanding sportsmanship and because he had made a significant contribution to his team, his community and Association.

Statistics

Receiving Regular season Postseason Year Team Games No. Yards Avg Long TD Games No. Yards Avg Long TD 2007 MTL 12 20 199 10.0 17 0 Did not dress 2008 MTL 18 54 641 11.9 75 7 2 6 60 10.0 19 0 2009 MTL 18 58 613 10.6 47 2 2 4 98 24.5 45 2 2010 MTL 17 48 530 11.0 48 5 2 3 24 8.0 9 0 2011 MTL 18 55 675 12.3 46 5 1 5 83 16.6 48 0 2012 MTL 13 28 469 16.8 69 4 1 2 35 17.5 22 0 CFL totals 96 263 3,127 11.9 75 23 8 20 300 15.0 48 2

Punt returns Regular season Postseason Year Team Games No. Yards Avg Long TD Games No. Yards Avg Long TD 2007 MTL 12 52 511 9.8 79 1 Did not dress 2008 MTL 18 4 34 8.5 26 0 2 2 24 12.0 17 0 2009 MTL 18 3 20 6.7 0 2 1 -7 -7.0 -7 0 2010 MTL 17 8 54 6.8 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 MTL 18 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 MTL 13 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 CFL totals 96 67 619 9.2 79 1 8 3 17 5.7 17 0

Kickoff returns Regular season Postseason Year Team Games No. Yards Avg Long TD Games No. Yards Avg Long TD 2007 MTL 12 19 438 23.1 35 0 Did not dress 2008 MTL 18 14 261 18.6 39 0 2 2 48 24.0 27 0 2009 MTL 18 10 155 15.5 28 0 2 3 82 27.3 56 0 2010 MTL 17 8 142 17.8 31 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 2011 MTL 18 1 10 10.0 10 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 MTL 13 1 12 12.0 12 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 CFL totals 96 53 1018 19.2 39 0 8 5 130 26.0 56 0