Carl Brazley signed as a free agent with the Montreal Alouettes in 1980, playing just three games in his rookie season. Part way through the 1981 season, Brazley was claimed on waiver by Ottawa. Still with Ottawa in 1982, Brazley had a break out season with four interceptions and his first East All-Star selection. That got the attention of the Buffalo Bills of the NFL, who signed Brazley to start the 1983 season. Brazley returned to the CFL in September, 1983 after signing with the Toronto Argonauts. Despite only playing 7 games in 1983, Brazley won his second East All-Star honour and his first CFL All-Star selection. In the next three seasons (1984-86), Brazley added three more East All-Star selections with the Argos. In 1987, Brazley got a second shot at the NFL, this time with the San Diego Charges. Brazley returned to Toronto in 1988 and played five more seasons with the Argos. Brazley finished his career with 43 interceptions and 18 fumble recoveries. Besides playing defensive back, Brazley was also used on kickoff and punt returns. Brazley's highlight on kick returns came in 1990 when he returned a missed fieldgoal 108 yards for a touchdown.
NFL Stats for Carl Brazley
GP, Tackles, Knockdowns and Sacks
Year |
Team |
GP |
T |
ST |
Total |
TFL |
Yds |
KD |
Sacks |
Yds |
1980 |
MON |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1981 |
OTT |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
1981 |
MON |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
1982 |
OTT |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
1983 |
TOR |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
1984 |
TOR |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
1985 |
TOR |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
1986 |
TOR |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
1988 |
TOR |
12 |
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
1989 |
TOR |
18 |
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
1990 |
TOR |
18 |
57 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
1991 |
TOR |
16 |
44 |
4 |
48 |
3 |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
1992 |
TOR |
17 |
56 |
8 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
5 |
Sacks were first kept in 1981, defensive tackles in 1987 and special teams tackles in 1991.
Interceptions and Fumblke Returns
Year |
Team |
Int |
Yds |
Avg |
TDInt |
Long |
FR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
FF |
1980 |
MON |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
1981 |
OTT |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1981 |
MON |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1982 |
OTT |
4 |
55 |
13.8 |
0 |
41 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1983 |
TOR |
1 |
63 |
63 |
1 |
63 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1984 |
TOR |
6 |
75 |
12.5 |
0 |
58 |
2 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
11 |
|
1985 |
TOR |
8 |
68 |
8.5 |
1 |
42 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1986 |
TOR |
6 |
83 |
13.8 |
0 |
38 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
1988 |
TOR |
3 |
43 |
14.3 |
0 |
23 |
1 |
-2 |
-2 |
0 |
-2 |
|
1989 |
TOR |
4 |
42 |
10.5 |
0 |
21 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1990 |
TOR |
3 |
7 |
2.3 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
16 |
5.3 |
0 |
16 |
|
1991 |
TOR |
5 |
90 |
18 |
1 |
56 |
1 |
-3 |
-3 |
0 |
-3 |
|
1992 |
TOR |
1 |
-4 |
-4 |
0 |
-4 |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
0 |
26 |
|
Kickoff, Punt and Missed Fieldgoal Returns
Year |
Team |
KOR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
PR |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
MFGRet |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
1980 |
MON |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1981 |
OTT |
5 |
96 |
19.2 |
0 |
28 |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1981 |
MON |
17 |
379 |
22.3 |
0 |
44 |
40 |
266 |
6.7 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1982 |
OTT |
10 |
192 |
19.2 |
0 |
26 |
23 |
148 |
6.4 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1983 |
TOR |
8 |
177 |
22.1 |
0 |
41 |
26 |
165 |
6.3 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1984 |
TOR |
18 |
420 |
23.3 |
0 |
50 |
22 |
198 |
9 |
0 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1985 |
TOR |
1 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
9 |
64 |
7.1 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
16 |
1986 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
205 |
8.9 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1988 |
TOR |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
242 |
8.3 |
0 |
45 |
6 |
1.5 |
0 |
23 |
1989 |
TOR |
8 |
106 |
13.3 |
0 |
29 |
33 |
190 |
5.8 |
0 |
21 |
3 |
1.7 |
0 |
5 |
1990 |
TOR |
1 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
42.8 |
1 |
108 |
1991 |
TOR |
15 |
268 |
17.9 |
0 |
34 |
2 |
-12 |
-6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
8.3 |
0 |
34 |
1992 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
Fumbles
Year |
Team |
F |
FL |
OFR |
1980 |
MON |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1981 |
OTT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1981 |
MON |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1982 |
OTT |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1983 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1984 |
TOR |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1985 |
TOR |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1986 |
TOR |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1988 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1989 |
TOR |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1990 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1991 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1992 |
TOR |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Blocked Kicks
Year |
Team |
BK |
BC |
BFG |
BP |
1980 |
MON |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1981 |
OTT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1981 |
MON |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1982 |
OTT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1983 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1984 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1985 |
TOR |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1986 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1988 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1989 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1990 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1991 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1992 |
TOR |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
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