Brad Culpepper - wikipedia Brad Culpepper Brad Culpepper No. 77, 73, 76 Position : Defensive tackle Born : ( 1969 - 05 - 08 ) May 8, 1969 ( age 48 ) Tallahassee, Florida Height : 6 ft 1 in ( 1.85 m ) Weight : 280 lb ( 127 kg ) Career information High school : Tallahassee ( FL ) Leon College : Florida NFL Draft : 1992 / Round : 10 / Pick : 264 Career history Minnesota Vikings ( 1992 -- 1993 ) Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 1994 -- 1999 ) Chicago Bears ( 2000 ) Career highlights and awards SEC Championship ( 1991 ) First - team All - SEC ( 1991 ) Consensus All - American ( 1991 ) Draddy Trophy ( 1991 ) University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame Career NFL statistics Games played : 131 Games started : 83 Tackles : 316 Quarterback sacks : 34.0 Forced fumbles : 6 Player stats at NFL.com Player stats at PFR John Broward `` Brad '' Culpepper ( born May 8, 1969 ) is a former American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League for nine seasons during the 1990s and early 2000s. Culpepper was as an All - American when he played college football for the University of Florida. Selected late in the tenth round of the 1992 NFL Draft, he became a consistent starter for the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Chicago Bears. Culpepper is also known for appearing on two seasons of the U.S. reality television show Survivor, appearing on Survivor : Blood vs. Water and Survivor : Game Changers. Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 Life after football 4.1 Survivor 4.1. 1 Blood vs. Water 4.1. 2 Game Changers 5 Personal life 6 See also 7 References 8 Bibliography Early life Culpepper was born in Tallahassee, Florida in 1969. He attended Leon High School in Tallahassee, where he was a standout prep player for the Leon Lions high school football team. Culpepper was born into a family of University of Florida alumni. His father, Bruce Culpepper, was a center for the Florida Gators football team from 1960 to 1962 and co-captain of the Gators ' 1962 Gator Bowl team, and became a prominent Tallahassee attorney. His uncle, Blair Culpepper, was a Gators fullback in 1957 and 1958, and became a bank president in Winter Park, Florida. His grandfather, J. Broward Culpepper, was also a Florida graduate and served as the chancellor of the State University System of Florida. College career Culpepper accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Galen Hall and coach Steve Spurrier 's Florida Gators football teams from 1988 to 1991. During his senior season in 1991, Culpepper was a standout defensive tackle and team captain on the Gators ' Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) championship team, a first - team All - SEC selection and a consensus first - team All - American. He finished his college career with eighteen quarterback sacks and 47.5 tackles for a loss. He was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll all four years, was a first - team Academic All - American, and received the Draddy Trophy recognizing him as college football 's most outstanding student - athlete. While Culpepper was a Florida undergraduate, he was also an active member of Sigma Chi Fraternity ( Gamma Theta Chapter ). Culpepper graduated from Florida with his bachelor 's degree in history after his junior year, and enrolled in a master 's degree program in exercise and sports sciences during his senior football season. After finishing his professional playing career, Culpepper returned to graduate school and law school full - time, and earned his master 's degree and law degree from Florida in 2001. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a `` Gator Great '' in 2001. The sports editors of The Gainesville Sun ranked him as the No. 47 all - time greatest player of the first 100 seasons of the Florida Gators football team in 2006. Professional career Culpepper was a tenth round selection ( 264th overall pick ) in the 1992 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, and he played for the Vikings from 1992 to 1993, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1994 to 1999, and the Chicago Bears in 2000. In his nine - year professional career, Culpepper played in 131 games, started 83 of them, and recorded 34 quarterback sacks and one safety. Life after football Culpepper is now a trial lawyer for the Culpepper Kurland law firm in Tampa, Florida. Since his retirement, he has spoken out about his concerns regarding the increasing size of NFL players ; he believes that the increasing number of 300 - pound ( 140 kg ) players is `` unnatural and unsafe '' and has led to many serious health problems. During his football career, Culpepper inflated his weight to 280 pounds ( 130 kg ) ; after he retired from professional football, he lost almost 100 pounds ( 45 kg ). This section about a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( May 2017 ) Survivor Blood vs. Water Prior to his appearances, Culpepper 's wife Monica was selected as a participant for the 24th season of the CBS reality television show. Survivor, Monica and Brad participated together in the show 's 27th season, Survivor : Blood vs. Water. Culpepper came in 15th place while Monica was the season 's runner - up. On May 6, 2015, it was revealed that Culpepper was one of 16 former male players eligible to be voted onto Survivor 's 31st season, Survivor : Cambodia. However, he was not voted onto it. Game Changers On February 8, 2017, Culpepper was revealed to be one of the contestants competing in Survivor : Game Changers, the show 's 34th season, which began airing in March 2017. Throughout Culpepper 's second season, he played relatively consistently, and stayed loyal to his alliances, despite being in the minority for the most part. However, at his endgame, he won five individual immunity challenges ; a feat shared only by a few other elite Survivor players, which propelled him to the Final Three with Sarah Lacina and `` Troyzan '' Robertson. Although Culpepper played a solid social game and was a prominent threat, he became very arrogant and made some condescending remarks toward fellow tribe mate Tai Trang in the last few days. At the Final Tribal Council, Lacina 's skillful strategic and social gameplay was preferred by the jury over Culpepper 's physical dominance, and she was awarded the title of `` Sole Survivor '' in a 7 -- 3 -- 0 vote. Culpepper received three votes, making him the runner - up. Personal life In 1990, Culpepper met Monica Frakes when he was a sophomore at the University of Florida. The couple married weeks after Culpepper was drafted into the NFL in 1992. The couple have three children together. Their oldest son, Rex, is a quarterback at Syracuse University. He and his wife, Monica, are the only Survivor couple to both be runners - up in separate seasons. Coincidentally, they both achieved this feat in their second time playing the game, Monica in Survivor : Blood vs. Water and Brad in Survivor : Game Changers. This paradigm is similar to another Survivor couple, Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich, who are the only couple to both have won Survivor, Amber in Survivor : All - Stars and Rob in Survivor : Redemption Island. See also American football portal Biography portal College football portal Television in the United States portal 1991 College Football All - America Team Florida Gators football, 1990 -- 99 History of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers List of Chicago Bears players List of Florida Gators football All - Americans List of Florida Gators football players in the NFL List of Levin College of Law graduates List of Sigma Chi members List of University of Florida alumni List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members Survivor : Blood vs. Water Survivor : Game Changers References ^ Jump up to : Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Brad Culpepper. Retrieved July 2, 2010. Jump up ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Brad Culpepper Archived 2010 - 09 - 20 at the Wayback Machine... Retrieved June 2, 2010. ^ Jump up to : Jack Hairston, Tales from the Gator Swamp, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois, pp. 29 -- 31 ( 2002 ). Jump up ^ University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries, Guide to the J. Broward Culpepper Papers. Retrieved April 27, 2011. ^ Jump up to : 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine., University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 88, 93, 97, 98, 100, 124, 153, 180 ( 2011 ). Retrieved August 28, 2011. Jump up ^ 2012 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 9 & 14 ( 2012 ). Retrieved September 14, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Another day, another honor for Culpepper, '' The Gainesville Sun, p. 7C ( December 12, 1991 ). Retrieved January 17, 2013. Jump up ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 13, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Nine Former Gators Enshrined into the Hall of Fame, '' GatorZone.com ( April 6, 2001 ). Retrieved July 21, 2011. Jump up ^ Robbie Andreu & Pat Dooley, `` No. 47 Brad Culpepper, '' The Gainesville Sun ( July 18, 2006 ). Retrieved April 4, 2013. Jump up ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1992 National Football League Draft. Retrieved June 2, 2010. Jump up ^ Minnesota Vikings, History, Alumni. Retrieved May 13, 2010. Jump up ^ Tampa Bay Buccaneers, History, All - Time Roster Archived 2009 - 09 - 27 at WebCite. Retrieved May 13, 2010. Jump up ^ Chicago Bears, History, All - Time Jersey Numbers Archived 2010 - 03 - 31 at the Wayback Machine... Retrieved May 13, 2010. Jump up ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Brad Culpepper. Retrieved May 13, 2010. Jump up ^ Culpepper Kurland, PLLC, Attorneys, Brad Culpepper Archived 2009 - 05 - 31 at the Wayback Machine... Retrieved May 13, 2010. Jump up ^ Mike Bianchi, `` http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2003/aug/05/tell_it_like/ Tell it like it is : These guys are too fat ), '' Orlando Sentinel ( August 5, 2003 ). Retrieved May 13, 2010. ^ Jump up to : Deggans, Eric ( January 19, 2012 ). `` Ex-NFL star Brad Culpepper on wife Monica competing on Survivor : ' This is her opportunity to shine ' ''. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 24, 2012. Jump up ^ Dehnart, Andy ( May 13, 2013 ). `` Survivor Blood vs. Water cast includes Big Brother winner, former NFL player ''. Realityblurred.com. Retrieved September 24, 2014. Jump up ^ Survivor : Cambodia -- Second Chance cast ( and logo ) revealed Entertainment Weekly, Retrieved May 21, 2015 Jump up ^ Shelton, Gary ( March 7, 2009 ). `` Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and Florida Gator Brad Culpepper recalls his lost in the gulf tale ''. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 22, 2014. Jump up ^ Andreu, Robbie ( April 26, 2007 ). `` Memories of draft day ''. The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved September 22, 2014. Jump up ^ Pilatzke, Brian ( January 20, 2016 ). `` Syracuse Football Recruiting : Culpepper, Neal & Ruff Arrive on Campus ''. Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician. Retrieved February 1, 2016. Jump up ^ Survivor : Blood vs. Water Jump up ^ Survivor : Game Changers Jump up ^ Amber Mariano Jump up ^ Rob Mariano Jump up ^ Survivor : All - Stars Jump up ^ Survivor : Redemption Island Bibliography Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault : The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia ( 2007 ). ISBN 0 - 7948 - 2298 - 3. Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators ! An Oral History of Florida 's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida ( 2002 ). ISBN 0 - 9650782 - 1 - 3. Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp : A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois ( 2002 ). ISBN 1 - 58261 - 514 - 4. McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin ' Gators : A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina ( 2000 ). ISBN 978 - 0 - 7385 - 0559 - 6. Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois ( 1998 ). ISBN 1 - 57167 - 196 - X. William V. Campbell Trophy winners 1990 : Howard 1991 : Culpepper 1992 : Hansen 1993 : Burns 1994 : Zatechka 1995 : Hoying 1996 : Wuerffel 1997 : Manning 1998 : Stinchcomb 1999 : Pennington 2000 : Vanden Bosch 2001 : Gonzalez 2002 : Roberts 2003 : Krenzel 2004 : Muñoz 2005 : Niswanger 2006 : Leonard 2007 : Griffin 2008 : Mack 2009 : Tebow 2010 : Acho 2011 : Rodriguez 2012 : Jones 2013 : Urschel 2014 : Helton 2015 : Darlington 2016 : Terrell 2017 : Kiser 1991 College Football All - America Team consensus selections Offense QB Ty Detmer RB Trevor Cobb RB Vaughn Dunbar RB Russell White WR Mario Bailey WR Desmond Howard TE Kelly Blackwell OT Greg Skrepenak OT Bob Whitfield G Jeb Flesch G Mirko Jurkovic C Jay Leeuwenburg Defense DL Brad Culpepper DL Santana Dotson DL Steve Emtman DL Leroy Smith LB Marvin Jones LB Robert Jones LB Levon Kirkland DB Terrell Buckley DB Dale Carter DB Kevin Smith DB Darryl Williams Special teams P Mark Bounds PK Carlos Huerta Minnesota Vikings 1992 NFL draft selections Robert Harris Roy Barker Ed McDaniel Mike Gaddis David Wilson Luke Fisher Brad Johnson Ronnie West Brad Culpepper Chuck Evans Joe Randolph Survivor contestants Winners of Survivor Richard Hatch ( Borneo ) Tina Wesson ( The Australian Outback ) Ethan Zohn ( Africa ) Vecepia Towery ( Marquesas ) Brian Heidik ( Thailand ) Jenna Morasca ( The Amazon ) Sandra Diaz - Twine ( Pearl Islands and Heroes vs. Villains ) Amber Brkich ( All - Stars ) Chris Daugherty ( Vanuatu ) Tom Westman ( Palau ) Danni Boatwright ( Guatemala ) Aras Baskauskas ( Panama ) Yul Kwon ( Cook Islands ) Earl Cole ( Fiji ) Todd Herzog ( China ) Parvati Shallow ( Micronesia ) Bob Crowley ( Gabon ) J.T. Thomas ( Tocantins ) Natalie White ( Samoa ) Jud `` Fabio '' Birza ( Nicaragua ) Rob Mariano ( Redemption Island ) Sophie Clarke ( South Pacific ) Kim Spradlin ( One World ) Denise Stapley ( Philippines ) John Cochran ( Caramoan ) Tyson Apostol ( Blood vs. Water ) Tony Vlachos ( Cagayan ) Natalie Anderson ( San Juan del Sur ) Mike Holloway ( Worlds Apart ) Jeremy Collins ( Cambodia ) Michele Fitzgerald ( Kaôh Rōng ) Adam Klein ( Millennials vs. Gen X ) Sarah Lacina ( Game Changers ) Ben Driebergen ( Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers ) Other contestants Single season Alan Ball Alexis Jones Ashley Massaro Candace Smith Chase Rice Chris Hammons Christy Smith Cliff Robinson Colleen Haskell Crystal Cox Dan Barry David Samson Elisabeth Filarski Elyse Umemoto Gary Hogeboom Grant Mattos Hayden Moss Helen Glover Holly Hoffman Hunter Ellis J.P. 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Question: who did culpepper play for in the nfl
Answer: Minnesota Vikings