About Brad

Brad Allen St. Louis (born August 19 , 1976 ) is a National Football League long snapper / tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals . He went to Southwest Missouri State University . He was drafted by the Bengals in the 7th round (210th overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft .

Personal Bio
I was born and raised in Belton, Missouri and was on a wrestling mat before I could even walk. Although I dreamed of an NFL career, knowing my dad had been drafted by the Washington Redskins, my main sport while growing up was wrestling. My dad started a little league wrestling program in our community, and my mom drove me to all the practices and used to sit in the gym every Saturday to support me. I continued to wrestle throughout high school and won the state championship as a heavyweight my senior year.

My dad wanted me to wait until sixth grade to start playing football. I was used to grueling wrestling camps, so when I started attending football training camps, I was ready for the challenge. I kept playing throughout high school, and also competed in track and tennis. During my senior year, Missouri State offered me a football scholarship, so I moved to Springfield and played for the Bears while achieving a degree in Dietetics and a minor in Exercise Science. In 2000, I was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round.

I began dating my wife Michelle in high school and we continued our relationship during our college years. In 2001, I proposed at the Bengals stadium during a TV show called “Kiss the Bride,”  hosted by Chuck Woolery. We were married six weeks later. Our first son, Lance, was born in 2003 and our next, Kellen, came in 2005. Lance is our “little rock star” – he loves to sing and entertain, and Kellen is already taking after Dad with his athleticism and interest in sports.

PRO

2005 - Played in all regular season games and in Wild Card playoff vs. Pittsburgh.   Had 2 special teams tackles.

2004 - For the third straight season since his return from a 2001 injury, St. Louis snapped for both punts and placekicks with no unplayable deliveries.  Handled 84 punt snaps and 72 place-kick snaps on the season.  Had 4 special teams tackles. 

2003 - Played in all 16 games for third time in his four NFL seasons.  Had no snaps which could not be fielded in 142 tries (65 placekicks; 77 punts).  Had 7 special teams tackles, ranking eighth on the team. Led special teams with 2 tackles Sept. 21 vs. Pittsburgh, and led again with 2 stops in victory Sept. 28 at Cleveland.

2002 — All of his 123 long snaps (73 on punts and 50 on placekicks) were on target to the punter/holder.  Helped K Neil Rackers post an 83.3% accuracy rate on field goals (15-of-18), tied for seventh among all NFL kickers with 15 or more attempts.  His 212 total special teams snaps were only four behind team-leader Nicolas Luchey’s 216.  Eight special teams tackles ranked eighth on the team.  Had a special teams tackle in each of the season’s last three games.

2001 — Snapped for punts and field goals for first 11 games.  Had 6 special teams tackles, sixth-best on team at the time of his season-ending injury.

2000 — Drafted by Bengals in seventh round (210th overall).  Rated in coaches’ reports with no errant snaps on team-record 94 punt snaps and only one errant snap (bounced to holder) on 42 place-kick snaps. Ranked second on team in total special teams snaps (270), playing on kickoff return and punt return units as well as punt and place-kick squads. Ranked eighth in special teams tackles (7) in coaches film review.

COLLEGE
Earned three-time All-Gateway Conference honors for Division I-AA Southwest Missouri State.   Finished third on the team with 32 receptions for 371 yards and 4 TDs as a senior. Closed his career with TD catches of 19 and 5 yards Nov. 20 vs. Indiana State.  Had 26 receptions for 282 yards as a junior, and 30 catches for 349 yards with 3 TDs as a sophomore.

PERSONAL
Won Missouri state championship as a heavyweight prep wrestler, and also competed in track and tennis.  Married (wife Michelle) with  two kids Lance (6-4-03) and Kellen (4-22-05).   Father, Mike, played guard for the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League in 1967 and '68.

NFL Player Page : http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/187657