Brodrick Bunkley

The day of the NFL draft is here and diehard football fans (and even casual football fans) couldn’t be more excited. The Philadelphia Eagles have the 15th overall pick in the first round, their highest first round pick since they selected defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley with the 14th overall selection in the 2006 draft. The [...]Who Should the Philadelphia Eagles Select With Their 2012 1st Round Pick? is a post by the Best Sports Blogs at BallHyped.com. View and VoteRead Full Story

Saints Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is building a line, beginning with Brodrick Bunkley. The New Orleans Saints, besieged on all sides, are getting on with the program, signing former Broncos defensive lineman Brodrick Bunkley to a five-year deal. I’m happy to see this as it means that no matter what else is going on, someone is intent on addressing the team’s defensive needs. The Saints had a hard time stopping the run when it counted last season and with both Shaun Rogers (a bust...Read Full Story

The New Orleans Saints signed defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley on Wednesday to a five-year, $25 million deal with $9 million guaranteed.  The Denver Broncos were hoping to re-sign him, but it looks like the Saints offer was too good to pass up. Bunkley recorded a total of 43 tackles in 2011.  He’s more of a run stuffer then a pass rusher and is viewed more as a two-down player. Follow PFZ on Twitter @ProFootballZoneRead Full Story

According to Lindsay Jones of the Denver Post, the Broncos are working hard to get a deal done with Brodrick Bunkley, in order to bring back for next season. Bunkley had 43 tackles last season, in his first year with the Broncos.  He played for the Eagles for the first five years of his career. Follow PFZ on Twitter @ProFootballZoneRead Full Story

Losing Bunkley would be a huge blow to the defense.Early in the Eagles' Week 5 game against the San Francisco 49ers, defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley was forced to leave the game and head to the locker room. He had been hit by a teammate while both were trying to make a tackle, and his elbow bent sideways and backward in a rather unnatural fashion.Now, according to head coach Andy Reid, Bunkley will be forced to have surgery and will likely miss the rest of the season. Reid, as always, was...Read Full Story

Bunkley might be good to go for the season after all.Contrary to initial reports, Eagles' defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley might not have to miss the entire season. In fact, according to head coach Andy Reid, Bunkley might not even need surgery and could play as soon as this Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.Bunkley apparently met with Dr. James Andrews (the guy who seemingly does every surgery for any athlete regardless of sport) for a second opinion. I'm not quite sure why he wouldn't be...Read Full Story

Defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley, who has started every game for the Eagles the last two seasons, will likely become the third starting player to be out for the season due to injury. Coach Andy Reid reported that Bunkley will indeed need surgery to repair ligament damage in his left elbow. Seventh round draft pick, defensive tackle, Jeff Owens has already been activated from the Eagles practice squad to replace Bunkley on the roster. Starting left tackle Jason Peters may have cartilage...Read Full Story

When the 2011 season kicks off, Brodrick Bunkley will be the starting defensive tackle next to Mike Patterson, and Antonio Dixon will be on the bench. And the reason is simple: Bunkley better fits the new scheme. New defensive coordinator Juan Castillo has already made it very clear that defensive line coach Jim Washburn will be able to do whatever he wants with the guys up front. It will be Washburn's scheme, and Castillo, along with Mike Caldwell, Mike Zordich, and Johnnie Lynn will have...Read Full Story

From Profootballtalk.com Just when it looked like the Philadelphia Eagles were doing nothing but spending to bolster their defense for a title run this year, they’ve traded away a member of their defense for a future draft pick. Philadelphia has traded defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley to Cleveland for the Browns’ fifth-round pick in 2012. Bunkley was the Eagles’ first-round draft pick, No. 14 overall, in 2006. Although he showed flashes of the talent the Eagles saw in him coming out of...Read Full Story

In the case of the Cleveland Browns and newly-acquired defensive tackle, Brodrick Bunkley, it is a simple example of better late than never. Six years later to be precise. According to Pro Football Talk, the Cleveland Browns have acquired defensive tackle, Brodrick Bunkley from Philadelphia for a fifth-round pick in 2012. The former 14th overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2006, was made expendable after the Eagle’s signed free agent defensive tackle, Cullen Jenkins. In Cleveland he...Read Full Story