Brad Kassell - #55 - LB - North Texas - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS    

■ Led Jets in 2007 with career-high 23 special teams tackles, eclipsing personal best of nine tackles for Jets in '06.

■ Selected by teammates as ST captain along with K Mike Nugent for '07 season.

■ Tied Titans franchise record with career-high 19 tackles in Week 17 vs. DET.

■ Has played in 88 NFL regular-season games (34 starts) and four postseason games (one start) in his career.

SEASON BY SEASON

2007 (JETS) Made second start as a Jet and only start of season in Week 13 vs. CLE, recording two solo tackles on defense and one on ST and also recovering fourth-quarter Nugent onside kick. ... Recorded season-high six tackles (two solos) plus one ST tackle on Thanksgiving at DAL. ... Named Jets special teams player of week after making three ST tackles in Week 11 win vs. PIT. ... Led team with three ST tackles and also had first defensive tackle of season in Week 8 vs. BUF. ... Had three ST tackles in Week 2 at BAL.

2006 (JETS) Made his only start as a Jet in Week 5 loss at JAX. ... After four years as Titans LB, returned to TEN and was named Jets special teams player of the week after recording three tackles in kick coverage in season-opening win.

2005 (TEN) Had team-high eight tackles and one PD and scored first career TD on first career INT when he returned Anthony Wright pass 21 yards in Week 2 vs. BAL.

2004 (TEN) Led team or was tied for team lead in tackles in five games. … Set career high in season finale vs. DET with 19 tackles, tied for most in franchise history (Keith Bulluck, Joe Bowden). … Posted 12 tackles in Week 14 vs. KC on Monday Night Football, including two for losses. ... In Week 2 vs. IND, assumed starting MLB spot after back injury sidelined Rocky Calmus for season.

2003 (TEN) In AFC Wild Card win over BAL, recorded three tackles and helped limit RB Jamal Lewis to 35 yards on 14 carries. … In Week 13 Monday Night game at NYJ, had nine tackles after replacing Calmus (leg). … Made first career start in season opener vs. OAK.

2002 (TEN) Played almost exclusively on special teams in regular season and playoffs.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

■ Signed by Jets as unrestricted FA 4/10/06.

■ Signed by TEN as undrafted FA 4/22/02.

BEFORE THE NFL

■ Played in 44 games at North Texas and was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year during both his junior and senior seasons.

■ Left school ranked third on NT’s all-time list with 365 career tackles, including 93 as a senior.

■ Named MVP of Class 3A All-West Texas Super Team and earned second-team all-state honors as a senior QB at Llano (TX) HS.

■ Rushed for 1,431 yards and 20 TD to go with 839 passing yards and 8 TD.

OFF THE FIELD

■ Wife, Marcy, two daughters, Saydie and Madison.

■ Majored in business administration at North Texas State University.

■ Helped deliver tractor-trailer-load of fresh turkey, potatoes, apples and carrots to Neighbors Together Soup Kitchen in Brownsville section of Brooklyn on 11/21/06.

■ Delivered holiday gifts to sick children at St. Mary’s Healthcare System in Bayside, NY, 12/19/06.