Briean Boddy-Calhoun (born January 21, 1993) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NFL). He played

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, and was originally signed by the

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as an

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in 2016. He was also a member of the

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and

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Early life

Boddy-Calhoun attended Delcastle Technical High School, where he played

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. He was named first-team all-conference and third-team all-state as a

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following his junior season. As a senior, he earned first-team all-state defensive back and second-team all-state

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honors. He was a three-time honorable mention all-conference selection as a

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. In addition to

, he was a standout in

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and basketball. He earned all-state honors as a

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and was a two-time all-conference selection as a

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College career

Coffeyville Community College

After graduating high school, Boddy-Calhoun attended and played football for

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. He was named second-team All-Jayhawk Conference as a

after his only season as a member of the Red Ravens. He earned Jayhawk Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors twice and

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Player of the Week once. He tallied 40

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, four

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, three

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recoveries, and a blocked kick in his time with Coffeyville Community College.

University of Minnesota

Boddy-Calhoun transferred to the

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after one season at Coffeyville Community College. He played in all 13 games as a reserve and made nine tackles. He made Minnesota debut at

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, but did not record any statistics. He had a career-high four tackles against

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. Boddy-Calhoun suffered a season-ending knee injury in the second game of his junior season on September 7 at

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. He received a

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from the

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. He did contribute to the season early on. He made three tackles and returned an interception against UNLV. He made two tackles at New Mexico State before being injured. Boddy-Calhoun played in 13 games and started 10 in his redshirt junior season. He finished the year with 51 tackles, including 2.0

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and recorded five interceptions. He broke up nine passes and forced two fumbles and recovered one fumble. He was named All-Big Ten Conference First-team by the media and All-Big Ten Second-team by conference coaches. Boddy-Calhoun played in 11 games and started nine games in his final season with Minnesota. He made 48 tackles, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss and paced the team with four interceptions and returned one for a

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. He broke up six passes and recovered a fumble. He was named All-Big Ten Third-team by the media and was an honorable mention selection by the conference coaches in recognition of his successful season.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

After going undrafted in the

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, Boddy-Calhoun signed with the

on May 1, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Jaguars during final team cuts.

Cleveland Browns

On September 4, 2016, one day after his release from the Jaguars, Boddy-Calhoun was claimed off waivers by the

. He made his regular season NFL debut against the

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in a 30–24 loss in Week 3. Boddy-Calhoun finished the game with six tackles and an interception return for a touchdown. In the 2016 season, he recorded 39 tackles and assisted on four. He had one

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, which came against the

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in Week 4, three interceptions, and 11

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. In the 2017 season, he appeared in 13 games and recorded 39 total tackles and six passes defended. In the 2018 season, he appeared in all 16 games. He finished with 56 total tackles, two passes defended, and one forced fumble.

Houston Texans

On March 15, 2019, Boddy-Calhoun signed a one-year contract with the

. The Texans waived him on August 31 during final roster cuts. He was re-signed on October 30. He saw his first game action as a Texan on November 3, recording two solo tackles, two pass deflections, a sack, and a forced fumble in a Week 9 victory over the

. He was released on November 13.

Indianapolis Colts

On December 18, 2019, Boddy-Calhoun was signed by the

. He played in three games in the 2019 season with the Texans and Colts. He had two sacks, 13 total tackles, and one forced fumble. After becoming a free agent in March 2020, Boddy-Calhoun had a tryout with the

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on August 20, 2020.

San Francisco 49ers

On December 9, 2020, Boddy-Calhoun was signed to the

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of the

. He was promoted to the active roster on December 12. He played in Week 14 against the

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in his only game time in the 2020 season. He was waived on December 14, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021. He was re-signed on March 17, 2021. Boddy-Calhoun was released on June 7, 2021.

Tennessee Titans

On July 28, 2021, Boddy-Calhoun signed with the

. He was released on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad.

NFL career statistics

References

External links

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Minnesota Golden Gophers bio
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