John Broussard
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 18, 1983 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Port Arthur, Texas | ||||||||
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| College: | San José State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2007 / Round: 7 / Pick: 229 | ||||||||
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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.
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Early life
Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Broussard graduated from Kingwood High School in Houston, Texas in 2002.
College career
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.
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
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.
New York Giants
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.
Chicago Bears
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.
The Bears waived Broussard on August 31, 2009.
Personal
Broussard's brother Jamall, who also went to San Jose State, played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Carolina Panthers as a return specialist in 2004.
External links
- Jacksonville Jaguars bio at the Wayback Machine (archived August 27, 2008)
- San Jose Spartans bio
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- Infobox NFL player with debut/final parameters
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Houston, Texas
- African-American players of American football
- Players of American football from Texas
- American football wide receivers
- San Jose State Spartans football players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- New York Giants players
- Chicago Bears players
- Detroit Lions players
- Sportspeople from Port Arthur, Texas
