Jon Bradley, who played four seasons in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions, joined the NCCU football staff as assistant defensive line coach in January 2014.
Bradley spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons on the Arkansas State University coaching staff as an assistant with the defensive and offensive lines. During his two years with ASU, the Red Wolves captured back-to-back Sun Belt Conference titles and posted consecutive GoDaddy.com Bowl victories.
A three-time all-conference defensive lineman at Arkansas State, Bradley garnered first-team all-Sun Belt honors during his final two seasons after recording eight sacks in 2002 and a team-high four sacks in 2003. He capped his college career by playing in the 2004 Blue-Gray Classic, a post-season all-star game.
A native of West Helena, Ark., he played running back, fullback and defensive line in the NFL, spending three seasons with the Buccaneers (2004-06) and one season with the Lions (2007).
Bradley graduated from Arkansas State with a bachelor’s degree in sports management with an emphasis in business in 2011.
The Jon Bradley File
Born:Â Jan. 13, 1981, in West Helena, Ark.
Education:
Arkansas State University, 2011, bachelor’s degree in sports management
Collegiate Playing Experience:
Arkansas State University, defensive lineman, 2000-03
Professional Playing Experience:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2004-06
Detroit Lions, 2007 (2008 injured reserve)
Coaching Experience:
Arkansas State University, graduate assistant coach (defensive and offensive line assistant), 2011-12
North Carolina Central University, assistant coach (defensive line assistant), 2014-
