Christian Bryant
Christian '"C. B." Bryant' is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life
Bryant attended Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio.College career
Bryant was pressed into safety duty as a true freshman in 2010 because of an injury to Tyler Moeller, but a foot issue kept him out of five games later in the season. He played in all 12 games in 2011, started nine times while battling through a shoulder issue that finally caused him to miss the regular season finale at Michigan. Ranked in a tie for third in the Big Ten with eight pass break-ups, and his eight total passes defended ranked 13th in the league. Was tied for second among Buckeyes in passes defended and was also third on the team with 68 tackles. Bryant had a fine junior campaign in 2012 that saw him earn second-team all-Big Ten Conference honors. His 70 tackles trailed only teammate Ryan Shazier's 115, and his 13 passes defended ranked sixth in the Big Ten.Professional career
St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams
Bryant was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round 241st overall in the 2014 NFL draft. He was waived during final cuts on August 30, 2014. He was signed to the Rams practice squad a few days later.Bryant was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2015 season, but was signed to the practice squad on September 6, 2015. On October 2, he was promoted to the active roster. He was waived on October 23, 2015. He re-signed with the Rams four days later.
On September 3, 2016, Bryant was waived by the Rams as part of final roster cuts.