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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | December 18, 1983 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Port Arthur, Texas | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | San José State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2007 / Round: 7 / Pick: 229 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 4 |
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Receiving yards: | 126 |
Touchdowns: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
John Benjamin Broussard (born December 18, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at San José State.
Broussard was a member of the New York Giants Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. He is the younger brother of San Jose SaberCats wide receiver Jamall Broussard.
Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Broussard graduated from Kingwood High School in Houston, Texas in 2002.
As a senior at San Jose State, Broussard helped the Spartans to a victory in the inaugural New Mexico Bowl as well as helping SJSU to its first winning season in 6 years.
On September 9, 2007, in the Jaguars first regular season game, Broussard caught the first pass of his career, a 47-yard touchdown pass from quarterback David Garrard. Broussard was waived by the Jaguars on August 26, 2008.
Broussard was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants on September 24, 2008 after wide receiver Taye Biddle was promoted to the active roster. Broussard was released on October 8 to make room for Biddle on the practice squad.
Broussard was signed to the practice squad of the Chicago Bears on October 15, 2008. After finishing the season on the practice squad, he was re-signed to a future contract on December 29, 2008.