Orlandus Andre Branch (born July 14, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft with the 38th overall pick.
College career Branch attended Clemson University from 2007 to 2011. For his career he had 179 tackles and 17.5 sacks. As a senior in 2011, he was a first-team All-ACC pick after recording 77 tackles and 10.5 sacks.
Professional career Jacksonville Jaguars Branch was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft with the 38th overall pick. On May 29, 2012, he signed a 4-year, $5.1 million contract.
Miami Dolphins Branch signed with the Miami Dolphins in on March 17, 2016. In his first year in Miami, Branch started 11 of 16 games for the Dolphins, posting a career-high 49 tackles to go along with 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.
On March 8, 2017, Branch signed a three-year, $24 million contract extension with the Dolphins. He started 14 games in 2017, recording 23 combined tackles and 4.5 sacks.
Following a Week 1 game in 2018, Branch was fined $10,026 for taunting Taylor Lewan after delivering a concussion to Lewan with a blind side hit.
On March 2, 2019, Branch was released by the Dolphins.
Arizona Cardinals On July 30, 2019, Branch signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals after visiting earlier in June. He was released on August 25, 2019.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2012 JAX 13 3 12 9 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2013 JAX 16 0 37 30 7 6.0 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2014 JAX 9 0 18 12 6 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2015 JAX 13 9 24 18 6 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 49 1 2016 MIA 16 11 49 27 22 5.5 8 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2017 MIA 14 14 23 12 11 4.5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2018 MIA 14 1 25 17 8 1.5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 95 38 188 125 63 25.5 34 0 0 0 0 14 8 4 49 1
Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2016 MIA 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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