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| Position | Center | ||||||||
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| Born | (1990-11-15)November 15, 1990 (age 35) Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.[1] | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Vero Beach | ||||||||
| College | Florida State (2009–2013) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2014: 4th round, 105th overall pick | ||||||||
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Bryan Stork (born November 15, 1990) is an American former professionalfootball player who was acenter in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theFlorida State Seminoles, winning theRimington Trophy in 2013. He was selected by theNew England Patriots in the fourth round of the2014 NFL draft.
In the span of 13 months, Stork was the starting center for Florida State's win in the2014 BCS National Championship Game as a senior, and the starting center as a rookie for the Patriots when they wonSuper Bowl XLIX. His NFL career lasted only two years after a series of concussions and a failed trade.
A native ofVero Beach, Florida, Stork attendedVero Beach High School, where he was teammates withZeke Motta.[2] Stork playedtight end in high school, but was primarily a blocker in a run-based offense and registered 43pancake blocks. In his senior year, Vero Beach finished 9–3 and lost in the second round of the playoffs toRoyal Palm Beach.
Regarded as a three-star recruit byRivals.com, Stork was listed as the No. 26 tight end prospect in his class.[3] He chose the Seminoles over offers fromMaryland,Syracuse,Central Florida, andFlorida International.
Afterredshirting his initial year atFlorida State University, Stork was converted into aninterior offensive lineman. He began the2010 season as a reserve, but then had to replace sophomore David Spurlock at right guard midway through theBoston College game, after Spurlock suffered a concussion.[4] Stork made his first career start the following week atNorth Carolina State, but then missed the next two games with illness.[5] Having lost his starting job, he returned to the field on the road atMaryland, replacing Henry Orelus at right guard in the second quarter. Stork started the last three games of the season and graded out at 77 percent in the2010 ACC Championship Game againstVirginia Tech. He followed that performance up by grading out at 80 percent with a 92 pass grade in the2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl againstSouth Carolina.
Stork won theRimington Trophy in 2013 given to the nation's most outstanding center .[6]
As a senior in 2013, Stork was a first-teamAll-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection.[7]
Stork is a member of the Florida State chapter ofPhi Delta Theta fraternity.[8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 5.44 s | 1.81 s | 3.09 s | 5.02 s | 7.90 s | 26 in (0.66 m) | 08 ft 01 in (2.46 m) | 21 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[9] | ||||||||||||
Stork was selected by theNew England Patriots in the fourth round of the2014 NFL draft.[10]
Stork signed his rookie contract on May 19, 2014.[11]
As a rookie, Stork started 11 regular season games for the Patriots, as well as two of the team's three playoff games; he missed theAFC Championship Game with an knee injury. On February 1, 2015, the Patriots wonSuper Bowl XLIX over the Seattle Seahawks. Stork became the fifth player ever to win a college national title and a Super Bowl in back to back years.[12]
Stork was placed on short-terminjured reserve to start the 2015 season due to a concussion and a neck injury.[13] He was activated on November 7, 2015, and the next day played guard and right tackle against theWashington Redskins due to a spate of injuries on the Patriots' offensive line.[14]
On August 24, 2016, Stork was traded to theWashington Redskins in exchange for a conditional 7th round pick in 2017. On August 29, before the trade was finalized, Stork failed hisphysical examination with the Redskins, which voided the trade.[15][16] Stork was released by the Patriots later that day.[17]
On March 21, 2017, Stork announced his retirement from the NFL after not playing in 2016 after suffering multiple concussions during his two seasons in the league.[18]
Stork was an offensive graduate assistant atSouthern Miss Golden Eagles football for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Since 2019, Stork has been the tight ends coach atEast Tennessee State University (ETSU).[19] After the 2021SoCon Championship season concluded at ETSU, in early March 2022, Stork was hired as the Offensive line coach atUniversity of the Cumberlands inWilliamsburg, Kentucky.[20]