BRAD COTTAM #87

Position	Tight End
Height	6-7
Weight	269
Years Experience	R
Birthdate	11/28/1984
Hometown	Germantown, TN
College	Tennessee
Current status	Active
Games Started	0
Games Played	0

College Bio

Physical tight end joined the Chiefs as the club’s second of three third-round selections (76th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft … Regarded by many as the most dominant blocking tight end in the draft … Athletic performer is a fluid runner for a man his size, causing potential matchup problems for linebackers in coverage … Possesses the strength and tenacity to control the point of attack in the running game … Owns powerful legs and is often difficult for one tackler to bring him down … Is expected to battle for a backup tight end spot behind nine-time Pro Bowl TE Tony Gonzalez … Should benefit from working under the tutelage of tight ends coach Jon Embree … Played in 38 games (seven starts) at Tennessee, catching 21 passes for 341 yards (16.2 avg.) with one touchdown … Also had one special teams tackle … Was a three-time Academic All-Southeastern Conference selection.

2007: Saw duty in five games (three starts), catching five passes for 125 yards (25.0 avg.) with one touchdown … Earned Academic All-SEC honors … Missed the first nine games of the season with a fractured left wrist bone suffered in August … Had two receptions for 66 yards vs. Kentucky … Posted two receptions for 28 yards vs. LSU … Caught a 31-yard TD pass in the Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin.

2006: Played in 13 games (six starts), recording 14 receptions for 182 yards (13.0 avg.) ... Caught at least one pass in the final nine contests … Garnered Academic All-SEC honors … Had three catches for 24 yards vs. South Carolina … Caught three passes for a career-high 53 yards, including a season-long 45-yard grab vs. Vanderbilt.

2005: Saw action in 11 games as a blocking tight end and on special teams … Had one special teams tackle … Named Academic All-SEC.

2004: Appeared in 13 games, catching two passes for 34 yards … Had one reception for 18 yards vs. UNLV.

2003: Redshirted as a true freshman … Graduated from Tennessee with a degree in International Business and is pursuing his master’s degree in Sport Studies.

Personal Bio

• A two-year starter at Evangelical Christian High School in Germantown, Tennessee.

• Earned All-Metro Memphis private school honors as a senior, catching 24 passes for 340 yards with five TDs.

• Also a standout basketball player, averaging more than 10.0 points each of his final two seasons.

• Brother, Jeff is a redshirt junior tight end at the University of Tennessee.

• Full name: Bradley Joseph Cottam.

• Single, resides in Germantown, Tennessee.