Beau Brinkley

Beau Michael Brinkley (born January 25, 1990) is anAmerican football long snapper who is a free agent. He playedcollege football atMissouri.

Beau Brinkley

Brinkley with the Tennessee Titans in 2019

Personal information

Born:

(1990-01-25)January 25, 1990 (age 35)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

237 lb (108 kg)

Career information

High school:

Kearney (MO)

College:

Missouri (2008–2011)

Position:

Long snapper

Undrafted:

2012

Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	138
Total tackles:	33
Stats atPro Football Reference

College career

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Brinkley playedcollege football at the University ofMissouri. In his four years at Missouri, he finished with 12 tackles. In his senior season, he recorded 5 tackles for the season. In his junior year, Brinkley was the team's long snapper for the third consecutive season. In his sophomore year, he was selected as the MU Special Teams MVP.^[1] In his freshman year, Brinkley was selected as the MU Walk-on MVP.^[1]

Professional career

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Brinkley in 2018.

Tennessee Titans

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On April 30, 2012, Brinkley signed with theTennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent.^[2] He made hisNFL debut against theNew England Patriots on September 9, 2012.

On March 8, 2015, Brinkley signed a five-year contract extension with the Titans worth $5.75 million.^[3]

On September 30, 2018, in a 26-23 overtime victory against thePhiladelphia Eagles, Brinkley played his 100th career game.^[4] The Titans finished with their third consecutive 9-7 season, but did not qualify for the playoffs, with Brinkley snapping for punter Brett Kern as he was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl and was named Second-team All-Pro.

Entering the final year of his contract, Brinkley signed a multi-year contract extension with the Titans on September 6, 2019.^[5] During the season, he snapped for Brett Kern as he was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl and was named First-team All-Pro. On December 18, 2019, Brinkley was announced to be aPro Bowl alternate for the2020 Pro Bowl.^[6] The Titans finished with a fourth consecutive 9-7 record and qualified for the playoffs, where they won upsets over theNew England Patriots and theBaltimore Ravens before losing to eventual Super Bowl champions, theKansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.

On September 29, 2020, Brinkley, along withDaQuan Jones and practice squad playerTommy Hudson were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team.^[7] He was activated on October 11.^[8] Brinkley was released on November 3.^[9]

Detroit Lions

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On September 25, 2021, Brinkley was signed to theDetroit Lions practice squad, but was released two days later.^[10]

Arizona Cardinals

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On November 12, 2021, Brinkley was signed to theArizona Cardinals practice squad.^[11] He was promoted to the active roster on November 20.^[12] He was waived on November 22 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 4.^[13] He was released on December 14.