Bronson was born in Kent, Washington to Johnny and Sandra Bronson. He has two brothers, John, who played tight end for Penn State and the Arizona Cardinals and also Josiah who played defensive end for Temple Owls and after being hurt in his first year, transferred to defensive tackle for UW Huskies. Bronson finished high school with 3,810 rushing yards, and was listed as a "Red Chip" recruit by the Seattle Times. In his final high school season, he recorded 1,450 rushing yards. He graduated from Kentwood High School in 2008, and accepted a football scholarship to the University of Washington.
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
"2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
College football careeredit
Bronson attended the University of Washington for two years, where he seldom played. He did not see action in 2010, but spent 2009 as a backup tailback where he had 19 carries for 89 yards. Bronson transferred to Eastern Washington University where he made his debut on September 3, 2011 against the Washington Huskies. In that game, he had 5 carries for 5 total yards, and one catch for an additional 5 yards. Bronson spent most of the 2012 season with a hamstring injury, but was listed as the starting running back entering 2013. Over his collegiate career, he totalled 687 rushing yards on 197 carries for 14 touchdowns. He also caught 8 passes for 51 yards. While at Eastern Washington University, Bronson was an academic honors candidate and majored in sociology.
All values from Eastern Washington University Pro Day
He signed a free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks on June 17, 2014 and was released on August 25, 2014. The Seahawks re-signed him two days later, and placed him on the practice squad on November 11, 2014. In the 2014 preseason, Bronson rushed 18 times for 76 yards with no touchdowns. He was re-signed to the practice squad on February 2, 2015. On May 18, 2015, Bronson was released but eventually cleared waivers, reverting him to the Seahawks' injured reserve. On August 10, 2015, the Miami Dolphins announced the signing of Bronson.[1]
Professional wrestling careeredit
WWEedit
NXT (2016–2018)edit
In October 2016, Bronson was announced as part of group of nine prospects who signed with NXT, the developmental organization of WWE, and began training at the WWE Performance Center.[2][3] He made his professional wrestling debut at a NXT house show in Crystal River, Florida on March 3, 2017, teaming with HoHo Lun in a defeat to The Authors of Pain.[4] Bronson made his first televised appearance on the September 27, 2017 episode of NXT, teaming with Patrick Scott in a defeat to Heavy Machinery. On June 2, 2018, Bronson was released by WWE.
Referencesedit
^"Kentwood grad Demitrius Bronson signs with Miami Dolphins - Covington-Maple Valley Reporter". 20 August 2015.
^"Former Seahawks RB Demitrius Bronson scores big with WWE contract".
^"Performance Center announces nine new recruits".
^New WWE Ride Along After RAW, Former NFL Player Makes WWE NXT Live Event Debut, Cedric Alexander
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Demitrius Bronson born March 6 1990 is an American professional wrestler and retired American football running back of the National Football League During his time in the NFL Bronson was a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins He was signed with WWE under their developmental brand NXT Demitrius BronsonBorn 1990 03 06 March 6 1990 age 34 Kent Washington United StatesProfessional wrestling careerRing name s Demitrius BronsonMr BronsonBilled height5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Billed weight215 lb 98 kg Trained byWWE Performance CenterDebutMarch 3 2017 Contents 1 Early life 2 College football career 3 Professional football career 4 Professional wrestling career 4 1 WWE 4 1 1 NXT 2016 2018 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editBronson was born in Kent Washington to Johnny and Sandra Bronson He has two brothers John who played tight end for Penn State and the Arizona Cardinals and also Josiah who played defensive end for Temple Owls and after being hurt in his first year transferred to defensive tackle for UW Huskies Bronson finished high school with 3 810 rushing yards and was listed as a Red Chip recruit by the Seattle Times In his final high school season he recorded 1 450 rushing yards He graduated from Kentwood High School in 2008 and accepted a football scholarship to the University of Washington US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight 40 Commit dateDemitrius BronsonRB Kent Washington Kentwood High School 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 197 lb 89 kg 4 50 Aug 2 2007 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp Overall recruiting rankings Scout 60 RB Rivals NR RB 13 Washington Refers to 40 yard dash Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height weight and 40 time In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources 2008 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved May 3 2015 College football career editBronson attended the University of Washington for two years where he seldom played He did not see action in 2010 but spent 2009 as a backup tailback where he had 19 carries for 89 yards Bronson transferred to Eastern Washington University where he made his debut on September 3 2011 against the Washington Huskies In that game he had 5 carries for 5 total yards and one catch for an additional 5 yards Bronson spent most of the 2012 season with a hamstring injury but was listed as the starting running back entering 2013 Over his collegiate career he totalled 687 rushing yards on 197 carries for 14 touchdowns He also caught 8 passes for 51 yards While at Eastern Washington University Bronson was an academic honors candidate and majored in sociology Professional football career editDemitrius BronsonNo 32Position Running backPersonal informationBorn 1990 03 06 March 6 1990 age 34 Kent WashingtonHeight 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Weight 220 lb 100 kg Career informationHigh school Kentwood WA College Eastern WashingtonUndrafted 2014Career historySeattle Seahawks 2014 Miami Dolphins 2015 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL comBronson was not invited to the NFL Combine or selected in the 2014 NFL Draft Pre draft measurables Height Weight 40 yard dash 10 yard split 20 yard split 20 yard shuttle Three cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 212 lb 96 kg 4 52 s 1 57 s 2 62 s 4 25 s 6 82 s 33 5 in 0 85 m 9 ft 6 in 2 90 m 24 repsAll values from Eastern Washington University Pro DayHe signed a free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks on June 17 2014 and was released on August 25 2014 The Seahawks re signed him two days later and placed him on the practice squad on November 11 2014 In the 2014 preseason Bronson rushed 18 times for 76 yards with no touchdowns He was re signed to the practice squad on February 2 2015 On May 18 2015 Bronson was released but eventually cleared waivers reverting him to the Seahawks injured reserve On August 10 2015 the Miami Dolphins announced the signing of Bronson 1 Professional wrestling career editWWE edit NXT 2016 2018 edit In October 2016 Bronson was announced as part of group of nine prospects who signed with NXT the developmental organization of WWE and began training at the WWE Performance Center 2 3 He made his professional wrestling debut at a NXT house show in Crystal River Florida on March 3 2017 teaming with HoHo Lun in a defeat to The Authors of Pain 4 Bronson made his first televised appearance on the September 27 2017 episode of NXT teaming with Patrick Scott in a defeat to Heavy Machinery On June 2 2018 Bronson was released by WWE References edit Kentwood grad Demitrius Bronson signs with Miami Dolphins Covington Maple Valley Reporter 20 August 2015 Former Seahawks RB Demitrius Bronson scores big with WWE contract Performance Center announces nine new recruits New WWE Ride Along After RAW Former NFL Player Makes WWE NXT Live Event Debut Cedric AlexanderExternal links editSeattle Seahawks player bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Demitrius Bronson amp oldid 1209736220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
