Brandon Jaime London (born October 16, 1984) is a retired

Canadian football Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...

wide receiver who last played with the

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...

of the

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2007. He played college football at

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

. London has also played for the

Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team pl ...

and

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Stee ...

. He earned a

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as a member of the Giants' practice squad in

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. He is the son of college football coach

Mike London Michael Wilson London Sr. (born October 9, 1960) is the current head football coach for the William & Mary Tribe football program at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is a former defensive back and associate head coac ...

College career

London led UMass in receptions (50) and receiving yards (781) during his senior year (2006). He finished second at UMass in career catches with 148, and became only the seventh UMass player with 100 or more career catches. He ranks third on the school's all-time list in receiving yards with 2,022. He is tied for fourth in career receiving TDs at UMass with 15, and is tied for fifth-best in single-season receiving touchdowns with 9.

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NFL career

New York Giants

London was originally signed in 2007 to the

practice squad, but was signed to the active roster on February 2, 2008. He was later released on August 30, 2008 during final cuts.

Miami Dolphins

A day after being waived by the Giants, London was claimed off waivers by the

on August 31, 2008. The team waived receiver Anthony Armstrong to make room for London. After a lackluster performance in the 2009 NFL preseason, London was waived by the Miami Dolphins on September 5, 2009.

Pittsburgh Steelers

London signed a future contract with the

on February 9, 2010. London was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 3, 2010.

CFL career

Montreal Alouettes

Brandon London signed with the

of the

near the close of the

2010 CFL season The 2010 CFL season is the 57th season of modern-day Canadian football. Officially, it is the 53rd Canadian Football League season. Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton hosted the 98th Grey Cup on November 28 when the Montreal Alouettes became the ...

. He did not play in any CFL games that season. In the 2011 season London played in all 18 games and scored his first CFL touchdown on September 11, 2011. Despite only playing in 12 games in the 2012 season he added more yardage and touchdowns than in his first season in the league. On March 18, 2013 the Alouettes signed London to a 3-year contract extension. On June 4, 2015, London announced his retirement from the Canadian Football League.

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Personal life

His father,

, is the head coach of the William & Mary Tribe, having previously served as the head coach for the

Richmond Spiders The Richmond Spiders represent the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. The Spiders compete in the Division I FCS of the National Collegiate Athletic Association as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference for most sports. The Spider na ...

for two seasons, including leading the team to a national championship his first season as head coach in 2008, and

defensive line In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line, while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line. A numbe ...

coach for the Houston Texans in 2005.

References

External links

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Montreal Alouettes bio

Miami Dolphins bioNew York Giants bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:London, Brandon 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia African-American players of American football African-American players of Canadian football American football wide receivers Canadian football wide receivers UMass Minutemen football players New York Giants players Miami Dolphins players Pittsburgh Steelers players Montreal Alouettes players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people Players of Canadian football from Virginia