2011 Colts Media Guide - Nfl

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GARY BRACKETT
Linebacker
5-11 235
Rutgers
9th Year With Colts
Free Agent-2003
Born: May 23, 1980
GAMES STARTED/PLAYED: (2003, 0/16); (2004, 1/15); (2005, 16/16); (2006, 14/14); (2007,
16/16); (2008, 12/12); (2009, 14/14); (2010, 12/12) Total 85/115
PRO: Signed as FA on May 1, 2003.
2010: Defensive captain started 12 games at MLB…was inactive at Washington 10/17 and games 9-11…had 74
tackles, 53 solo, 0.5 sack and three passes defensed…had nine tackles and one pass defensed at Denver 9/26…had
team-leading eight tackles at Jacksonville 10/3…had team-leading nine tackles vs. Houston 11/1…had 10 tackles and
one pass defensed vs. Dallas 12/5…had seven tackles and 0.5 sack at Oakland 12/26. POST-SEASON: Started at
MLB in Wild Card Playoffs vs. NYJ 1/8 and had seven tackles and one pass defensed.
2009: Started 14 games at MLB…was inactive at Arizona 9/27 and vs. Seattle 10/4…had 115 tackles, 81 solo, one
sack, seven QB pressures, one interception, one FR and three passes defensed…had five double-digit tackle games and
13 games with five-plus stops…had 10 tackles, nine solo, and two QB pressures vs. Jacksonville 9/13…had 10 tackles
and one FR vs. New England 11/15…had season-high 13 tackles, 11 solo, and one interception and one pass defensed
at Baltimore 11/22…fourth-quarter interception was inside Colts' 20-yard line with 2:49 remaining…had 12 tackles vs.
Tennessee 12/6 and 12 tackles, one sack and one pressure vs. Denver 12/13. POST-SEASON: Started three games
at MLB…had 26 tackles, one sack and two passes defensed…had five tackles, one sack and one pass defensed vs.
Baltimore 1/16 in Divisional Playoffs…had team-high eight tackles vs. NYJ 1/24 in AFC Championship Game…had
team-best 13 tackles and one pass defensed vs. New Orleans 2/7 in Super Bowl XLIV.
2008: Started 12 games at MLB…was inactive final four games after suffering leg injury at Cleveland 11/30…ranked
third on team with 113 tackles, 62 solo, and had two passes defensed, one FF and one FR…had six double-digit tackle
outings…had 12 tackles and one pass defensed vs. Chicago 9/7…tied for team lead with 13 tackles vs. Jacksonville
9/21…had six tackles and 68t FR at Houston 10/5…68t with 3:36 remaining pulled Colts within three, 27-24, in 31-
27 comeback victory…was named AFC Defensive Player-of-the-Week…led team with 12 tackles and had one FF at Green
Bay 10/19…had 10 solo tackles and one pass defensed at Tennessee 10/27…led team with season-high 14 tackles,
seven solo, vs. New England 11/2…had team-high 10 tackles vs. Houston 11/16. POST-SEASON: Was inactive in
Wild Card Playoffs at San Diego 1/3.
2007: Started 16 games at MLB…had career-high and team-leading 149 tackles, 79 solo…also had 0.5 sack, two
pressures, two FF, one FR for a TD, six passes defensed and 4-128 interceptions…passes defensed and interception totals
marked seasonal career-bests…had six double-digit tackle games, and had 11 eight-plus tackle outings…had 14 tackles
vs. New Orleans 9/6…had nine stops and 0.5 sack at Tennessee 9/16…had 15 tackles, one FF, one pass defensed and
1-26 interception at Houston 9/23…had season-high 16 tackles, 10 solo, and one FF at Carolina 10/28…had seven
tackles and 1-28 interception vs. New England 11/4…had eight tackles, two passes defensed (that each led to interceptions)
and had FR in end zone for TD at San Diego 11/11…was second career TD…had 14 tackles at Atlanta
11/22…had 10 tackles and one pass defensed vs. Jacksonville 12/2…had eight tackles and 2-74 interceptions at
Baltimore 12/9, with career-long 49-yard return…had 10 tackles at Oakland 12/16. POST-SEASON: Started at MLB
vs. San Diego 1/13 in Divisional Playoffs and had four tackles.
2006: Started 14 games at MLB…was inactive vs. Buffalo 11/12 and at Dallas 11/19…had 123 tackles, 72 solo, two
FF and one pass defensed…had four double-digit tackle games...had 10 tackles vs. Houston 9/17 and vs. Jacksonville
9/24…had 13 stops at NYJ 10/1 for 3rd consecutive 10+-tackle game…had nine tackles and one FF vs. Tennessee
10/8…had seven stops and one FF vs. Cincinnati 12/18…had 10 tackles vs. Miami 12/31. POST-SEASON: Started
four games and had 23 tackles, 17 solo, one pass defensed and one FR…had three stops vs. Kansas City 1/6 in Wild
Card Playoffs…had five tackles and one FR at Baltimore in Divisional Playoffs 1/13…had seven tackles vs. New England
in AFC Championship Game 1/21…had team-leading eight tackles in Super Bowl XLI vs. Chicago 2/4.
2005: Opened 16 games at MLB in first season as starter…had team-leading 131 tackles, 76 solo, one sack, five passes
defensed and 3-50 interceptions…had four double-digit tackle games and 13 games with at least eight stops…had
nine stops and 2-31 interceptions at Baltimore 9/11 to earn AFC Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors…had 10 tackles
vs. Houston 11/13, at Cincinnati 11/20 and vs. Tennessee 12/4…had 11 stops at Jacksonville 12/11…had nine tackles
and one interception vs. San Diego 12/18 and nine stops and one sack vs. Arizona 1/1. POST-SEASON: Started
at MLB vs. Pittsburgh 1/15 and had eight tackles and one FF.
2004: Started one of 15 appearances at MLB…was inactive 12/26 vs. San Diego and started 1/2 at Denver…was
reserve LB in nickel packages and on special teams in first 14 games…had 27 defensive tackles, 10 solo, two interceptions
and one pass defensed…had stops in 10 outings…had 11 tackles at Denver…had three tackles and one inter-
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