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Football's Bradley Named to Bednarik Award Watch List
7.15.19 | Football
PHILADELPHIA – Senior linebacker Shaun Bradley was named to the 2019 Bednarik Award Watch List entering the 2019 college football season.
The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995. Chuck Bednarik, former standout at Penn and with the Philadelphia Eagles, is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame's Class of '69 and the NFL Hall of Fame's Class of '67.
Bradley leads Temple from his middle linebacker position. He enters his senior campaign as Temple's active leader with 169 tackles, averaging over 80 a season while starting 25 games over the past two years. He also has a penchant for big plays with 2.0 sacks, 14.0 TFLs, three interceptions, and two forced fumbles on his resume. Temple awards single-digit jersey numbers to its toughest players and Bradley earned the number "5" entering his junior season.
This is the first time Bradley has been named to any Watch List. He is among 80 players selected to the list, among, 25 linebackers, but one of only four players from the American Athletics Conference.
Semifinalists for the Bednarik Award will be announced October 29, 2019, while the three finalists will be unveiled November 25, 2018. The winner of the 2019 Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 12, 2019. The formal presentation will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on March 13, 2020.
The Bednarik Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 25 awards boast over 800 recipients since 1935. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more.
The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995. Chuck Bednarik, former standout at Penn and with the Philadelphia Eagles, is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame's Class of '69 and the NFL Hall of Fame's Class of '67.
Bradley leads Temple from his middle linebacker position. He enters his senior campaign as Temple's active leader with 169 tackles, averaging over 80 a season while starting 25 games over the past two years. He also has a penchant for big plays with 2.0 sacks, 14.0 TFLs, three interceptions, and two forced fumbles on his resume. Temple awards single-digit jersey numbers to its toughest players and Bradley earned the number "5" entering his junior season.
This is the first time Bradley has been named to any Watch List. He is among 80 players selected to the list, among, 25 linebackers, but one of only four players from the American Athletics Conference.
Semifinalists for the Bednarik Award will be announced October 29, 2019, while the three finalists will be unveiled November 25, 2018. The winner of the 2019 Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on December 12, 2019. The formal presentation will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on March 13, 2020.
The Bednarik Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 25 awards boast over 800 recipients since 1935. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more.
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