{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1987)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL player | name = Brandon Tett | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|5|26}} | birth_place = Vancouver, Washington, United States | current_team = Free agent | number = <!-- 32, 49 --> | position = Defensive Lineman | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 260 | high_school = Gresham (OR) Sam Barlow | college = Oregon | undraftedyear = 2010 | pastteams = * Portland Thunder ({{AFL Year|2014}}–{{AFL Year|2015}}) * Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2015}}) * Orlando Predators ({{AFL Year|2016}}) | status = | aflstatseason = 2014 | aflstatlabel1 = Tackle | aflstatvalue1 = 12.0 | aflstatlabel2 = Sacks | aflstatvalue2 = 2.5 | aflstatlabel3 = Pass breakups | aflstatvalue3 = 1 | aflstatlabel4 = Fumble recoveries | aflstatvalue4 = 1 | afl = 13080 }} '''Brandon Lee Tett''' (born May 26, 1987) is a professional American football defensive linemen who is currently a free agent. He has also been a member of the Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League. He attended the University of Oregon and played for the school's football team. According to the AFL, Tett stands at {{convert|6|ft|1|in}} and weighs {{convert|260|lbs}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=#32 Brandon Tett, LB {{!}} Active|url=http://portlandthunder.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=51|work=PortlandThunder.com|publisher=Portland Thunder|accessdate=April 27, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140427233611/http://portlandthunder.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=51|archive-date=April 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Early life== Tett was born in Vancouver, Washington, on May 26, 1987, and attended Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, Oregon. After graduation, he attended Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona, but later transferred to the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Tett was a walk-on for the Oregon Ducks football team in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=#95 Brandon Tett|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204978743|work=Oregon Ducks|publisher=University of Oregon|accessdate=April 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rickett|first=Bob|title=Early practice notes. Brandon Tett walks on. player watch lists expand|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/ducks/2010/08/early_practice_notes.html|accessdate=April 27, 2014|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=August 12, 2010|location=Eugene, Oregon}}</ref> During Ducks training camp in 2010, Tett set a team bench press record of {{convert|540|lbs}}. He surpassed the old record held by Igor Olshansky and Haloti Ngata who had both benched {{convert|505|lbs}}.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goe|first=Ken|title=Oregon football: walk-on Brandon Tett benches the house|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindducksbeat/2010/08/oregon_football_walk-on_brando.html|accessdate=April 27, 2014|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=August 10, 2010|location=Eugene, Oregon}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Portland Thunder=== The Portland Thunder, an expansion franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL), held open-tryouts on December 18, 2013, at the Moda Center. Out of nearly 200 players, Tett, Brandon Lockheart and Dustin Risseeuw were invited to training camp.<ref>{{cite web|title=Local talent invited to training camp|url=http://portlandthunder.com/media/news/index.html?article_id=5|work=PortlandThunder.com|publisher=Portland Thunder|accessdate=April 27, 2014|date=November 13, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140427233603/http://portlandthunder.com/media/news/index.html?article_id=5|archive-date=April 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> By the start of the 2014 season, Tett had signed with the Thunder.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thunder announce 2014 roster|url=http://portlandthunder.com/media/news/index.html?article_id=26|work=PortlandThunder.com|publisher=Portland Thunder|accessdate=April 27, 2014|date=March 10, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140427233635/http://portlandthunder.com/media/news/index.html?article_id=26|archive-date=April 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Calgary Stampeders=== Though born in the U.S., Tett qualifies as a national in the Canadian Football League because his mother is a native of Courtenay, B.C., and he has held Canadian citizenship since he was six years old.
On July 7, 2015, the Stampeders selected Brandon in the CFL Supplemental Draft. By making the selection, the Stampeders forfeited their seventh-round pick in the 2016 regular draft.<ref>http://stampeders.com/article/stamps-select-brandon-tett{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
On September 15, 2015, Tett was added to the Stampeders practice roster.<ref>http://stampeders.com/article/four-added-to-expanded-pr{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
On July 28, 2016, Tett was assigned to the Orlando Predators.
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