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Brandon Lloyd was born.
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Lloyd attended Blue Springs High School
This highschool was in Blue Springs, Missouri and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In track he still holds a school record 7'2 high jump. In football, he was a three-time All-Suburban Big Eight honoree, and as a senior, he was also awarded All-Region by the Mo-Kan Magazine and was named an All-State honoree by the St.Louis Post-Dispatch. -
Lloyd attended the University of Illinois
After a promising freshman season, Lloyd missed all of the 2000 season with a broken femur. He returned healthy and had outstanding seasons in both 2001 and 2002. He was a consensus First-Team All-Big Ten performer after his sophomore season in 2001, helping lead the Fighting Illini to a 10-2 record and a BCS berth in the Sugar Bowl. After his junior season in 2002, Lloyd declared his eligibility for the NFL Draft. He finished his college career having the second-most receiving yards (2,583) and -
Lloyd was drafted in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
In his first game he blocked a punt against the Chicago Bears on September 7, 2003. On November 2, 2003, he caught his first touchdown pass against the St. Louis Rams. He finished the season with 14 receptions for 212 yards and two touchdowns. In 2004, Lloyd started and appeared in 13 games and finished the season with 43 catches for 565 yards and six touchdowns. During the 2005 season Lloyd started 16 games and posted NFL career-highs and team-highs in receptions (48) and receiving yards (733) -
The San Francisco 49ers traded Lloyd to Washington Redskins
His first season is widely considered a failure, as he caught 23 passes for no touchdowns. According to Howard Bryant of the Washington Post, citing NFL.com, "Lloyd suffered through the worst season for a starting receiver in the Super Bowl era... No starting No. 2 wide receiver in the NFL started more games (12) while producing less (23 catches, 365 yards)."
Lloyd never made it out of Joe Gibbs' doghouse, due to a questionable attitude and alleged poor work ethic. On Sunday, November 4, 2007, -
Lloyd signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears
Lloyd had a successful start to his career in Chicago, establishing himself as a favorite target of quarterback Kyle Orton, with 15 catches in his first four games. An injury forced him to miss several weeks, and he fell out of favor with the coaching staff as a result.[1] He returned to the field in week 11, though did not approach his early-season productivity until the Bears' final game of the season, where he caught four passes from Orton for 34 yards. -
Brandon Lloyd was once again reunited with Orton when he signed with the Denver Broncos on June 15, 2009.
Lloyd re-signed with the Broncos on March 15, 2010.[3]
During the Broncos' 24-20 loss to the Jets on 17 October, Lloyd was subjected to a helmet-to-helmet tackle/hit by New York safety Jim Leonhard, resulting in a 15-yard penalty. This hit, along with several other helmet-to-helmet hits during NFL games that weekend, led the league to announce such future 'devastating hits' or 'head shots' will be met with possible suspensions even for first-time offenders, a significant change in league policy -
Lloyd was traded to the St. Louis Rams
He caught 51 passes. The Rams gave up a conditional sixth-round pick that was upgraded to a fifth-round pick because Lloyd had over 30 receptions. -
Lloyd signed a three-year deal with the New England Patriots
He signed for $12 million with incentives to escalate it to $15.5 million.
