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2013 ATLANTA FALCONS VETERAN PLAYERS
BRADIE EWING
FULLBACK
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HT: 5’11” WT: 243 NFL EXP: 2 ACQ: D5A ‘12 2ND YEAR WITH FALCONS
BIRTHDATE: 12/26/89 COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
TRANSACTIONS
• Selected as a fifth round (157 th overall) draft choice
by Atlanta in 2012.
2012 (FALCONS)
• Missed his entire rookie season after he was placed
on Injured Reserve on August 11, 2012.
EXTRA POINTS
• Served as a member of the Atlanta Falcons Rookie
Club sponsored by UnitedHealthcare of Georgia in
2012, this program gives the players the opportunity
to take part in several charitable events.
• Spoke to students about making good decisions and
anti-bullying at a school wide assembly at Cedar
Shoals High School in Athens.
COLLEGE
• Began his career at Wisconsin as a walk-on running
back and ended it as a team captain and first team
All-American.
• Started 10 of 52 games at Wisconsin, rushing for
two touchdowns and adding two more receiving
scores.
• According to NFL Draft Report, his 30 touchdownresulting
blocks in 2011 are the most ever by a
blocker in a season and were more than 99 teams at
the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level.
• In 2011, he was named a first team All-American
and chosen to the Super Sleeper Team by The NFL
Draft Report at fullback.
• Cleared running lanes for All-American RB Montee
Ball, who rushed for an NCAA-best 1,923 yards and
tied RB Barry Sanders collegiate record with 39
rushing touchdowns.
• Also delivered a team-best 100 knockdowns/key
blocks, including a Badgers-best 21 down-field
blocks.
• As a junior in 2010, he won the Tom Wiesner Award,
given to the team’s best Wisconsin-born player,
while adding Academic All-Big Ten Conference and
ESPN Academic All-District honors.
AUDIBLES
Ewing was named the Badgers Special Teams Player
of the Year as a senior at Wisconsin and was a twotime
Academic All-Big Ten selection.
• Produced 18 touchdown-resulting blocks and
helped the Badgers rank 21st in the nation in total
offense (445.2 yards per game), paving the way for
Wisconsin’s trio of 1,000-yard rushers, RB James
White (1,086), RB John Clay (1,028) and Ball (1,019)
in 2010.
• Spent his first two seasons in Madison as a walkon.
During his freshman campaign, he saw action
on the kickoff coverage and kick return units before
shifting to fullback as a sophomore.
• Earned his first Academic All-Big Ten Conference
selection after helping the Badgers finish 15th in
the nation and first in the Big 10 in rushing with
203.9 yards per game in 2010.
PERSONAL
• Attended Richland Center (Wisc.) High School,
where he was a three-sport standout in football,
basketball and track-&-field
• Played football for head coach Ed Levy, was tabbed
a two-star prospect by Rivals.com as a tailback and
strong safety for the Hornets.
• Served as team captain in each of his last three
years.
• Earned All-Southwest Wisconsin Football Conference
honors, as he scored four times on the
ground, gaining 627 yards at tailback.
• Was class president and National Honors Society
member who graduated with a 3.67 GPA.
• Majored in Sociology at Wisconsin.
• Son of Andrea and David Ewing
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