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Sean Brackett
Brackett with the Washington Valor in 2017
No. 12
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born (1991-11-03) November 3, 1991 (age 34)
North Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolGriswold (Griswold, Connecticut)
CollegeColumbia
NFL draft2013 (undrafted)
Career history
* Offseason or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Career AFL statistics
Comp. / Att.253 / 443
Passing yards2,996
TD–INT58–17
QB rating94.60
Rushing TD9
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Sean Brackett (born November 3, 1991) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the Arena Football League (AFL), National Arena League (NAL), and Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at Columbia University.

Early life

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A two-sport letterman at Griswold High School in Griswold, Connecticut, Brackett played football[1] and basketball. As a senior in 2008, Brackett was named first-team All-Eastern Connecticut Conference as a quarterback.[2] Brackett was a Class M All-Academic selection as a senior in 2009 on the basketball team.[3]

College career

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In December 2008, Brackett was accepted to Columbia University to be a member of the varsity football team.[4] He finished his college career with totals of 531 completions on 999 passing attempts (53.1%) for 6,273 yards, 46 touchdowns, and 32 interceptions while rushing 414 times for 1,233 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Professional career

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Brackett was rated the 77th best quarterback in the 2013 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[5]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		199 lb
(90 kg)		4.77 s1.71 s2.78 s4.41 s6.94 s29+1⁄2 in
(0.75 m)		9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		13 reps
All values from Columbia Pro Day[5]
Brackett with the Massachusetts Pirates in 2019

In August 2013, Brackett was assigned to the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League (AFL).[6] However, in October 2013, the Blaze did not submit paperwork to return to the AFL, making Brackett a free agent again.

On October 28, 2014, Brackett was assigned to the AFL's Las Vegas Outlaws. He was named the backup to J. J. Raterink, for the 2015 season. After Raterink went down in Week 9, Brackett was named the starting quarterback for the Outlaws.[7]

On October 16, 2015, Brackett was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL. He was the backup to Tommy Grady during the 2016 season.

Bracket was selected by the Qingdao Clipper in the 21st round of the 2016 CAFL draft and was the backup to Bryan Randall during the 2016 season.[8][9] On October 29, 2016, Brackett relieved Randall and completed 5 of 5 passes for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Clipper lost to the Shenzhen Naja by a score of 47–40.[9] He was listed on the Clipper's roster for the 2018 season.[10]

Brackett was assigned to the Washington Valor of the AFL on March 1, 2017.[11] Brackett was activated on May 24, 2017, from injured reserve. On May 27, 2017, Brackett made his first start for the Valor and led the team to a 48–47 defeat.[12][13]

Brackett signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League (NAL) on January 27, 2018. During the 2018 season, Brackett won the NAL Most Valuable Player Award and was named second-team All-NAL while passing for 3,170 yards with 74 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. In 2019, he passed for 2,523 yards with 57 touchdowns and 15 interceptions while being named second-team All-NAL again. The 2020 NAL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brackett re-signed with the Pirates for the 2021 season, which was the team's first after moving to the Indoor Football League.[14]

Career statistics

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AFL

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YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2015Las Vegas 7915351.61,10922792.20301296
2016Jacksonville 31030.0210039.58140
2017Washington 17128061.11,866361098.0115973
Career[15]25344357.12,996581794.60462309

NAL

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YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2018Massachusetts 25941961.83,1707418105.7251134
2019Massachusetts 24439661.62,5235715105.54015312
2020Massachusetts Did not play due to COVID-19
Career50381561.85,69313133105.76526616

IFL

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YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2021Massachusetts 183452.91422346.454120

College

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YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2009Columbia 346354.04587.343126.5532875.41
2010Columbia 16628757.82,0727.2196136.11425163.63
2011Columbia 15631549.51,8315.81511107.11333792.86
2012Columbia 17533452.41,8765.6812100.386510.61
Career[16]53199953.16,2736.34632117.54141,2333.011

Coaching career

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Sean accepted the position of head coach for the Waltham High School Hawks varsity football team in May 2021. In 2022, Brackett accepted an offer to become the quarterbacks coach of the Massachusetts Pirates.

References

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  1. ↑ Ned Griffen (October 18, 2008). "Any more questions?". The Day. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Tom Yantz (December 8, 2008). "Football:ECC, SCC All-Conference Picks". www.blogs.courant.com. Harvard Courant. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ Sean Patrick Bowley (March 30, 2009). "All-State boys hoops teams". www.blog.ctnews.com. Hearst Communications Inc. Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ Jake Novak (December 12, 2008). "Columbia Football News: QB Sean Brackett Commits to Lions; Owen Fraser Featured". www.bleacherreport.com. Bleacher Report, Inc. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Sean Brackett". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ Marc Allard (August 25, 2013). "From the Top: Brackett excited for Arena Football chance". www.norwichbulletin.com. The Norwich Bulletin. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ Ron Kantowski. "Ivy League QB smart enough to know you only live once". www.reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Moninghoff, Mick (October 30, 2016). "Naja Nip Clipper As Britt Runs For Records". caflfootball.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ "Qingdao Clippers 2017 Roaster". caflfootball.com. August 14, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ↑ "Brackett to Start for Valor". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  13. ↑ John Starks (May 29, 2017). "Washington Makes It Memorable". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ↑ "Sean Brackett". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Sean Brackett". gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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