Scot Brantley Scot Eugene Brantley ( born February 24 , 1958 ) is an American radio and television sports broadcaster and former college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League ( NFL ) for eight seasons during the 1980s . Brantley played college football for the University of Florida , and thereafter , he played professionally for the Tampa Buccaneers of the NFL . Early years . Brantley was born in Chester , South Carolina in 1958 . He attended Forest High School in Ocala , Florida , where he played high school football for the Forest Wildcats . Brantley was a starting linebacker on the Wildcats varsity as a freshman , and as a junior and senior , he was a member of the Wildcats ' 1974 and 1975 Florida Class 3A high school state championship teams . Brantley was twice named a high school All - American by " Parade " magazine , and was one of the mostly highly sought - after college recruits in the country in 1975 . He was also a standout outfielder for the Wildcats baseball team , and was drafted by the New York Mets despite having already signed with the Florida Gators to play college football . In 2007 , thirty - one years after he graduated from high school , the Florida High School Athletic Association ( FHSAA ) recognized Brantley as one of the " 100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years " of Florida high school football . College career . Brantley received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he played for coach Doug Dickey and coach Charley Pell ' s Florida Gators football teams from 1976 to 1979 . Brantley was a first - team All - Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) selection in 1977 and 1978 and received honorable mention All - American honors in 1977 and 1978 . His senior season in 1979 was cut short by a brain injury after he was knocked unconscious in the Gators ' first home game , which was a severe blow to a team in the first year of a coaching transition . Brantley led the Gators in tackle s during the 1976 and 1978 seasons , and his career total of 467 tackles still ranks second on the Gators ' all - time records list . Brantley was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a " Gator Great " in 1990 , and the Florida - Georgia Hall of Fame in 2010 . Professional career . After his college career , the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Brantley in the third round ( seventy - sixth pick overall ) of the 1980 NFL Draft , and he played linebacker for the Buccaneers for his entire eight - year NFL career from to . Brantley became a regular starter in his third season in , played in 114 games , started in seventy - one of them , and had eight interception s in his career . Life after the NFL . Following his professional football career , Brantley pursued a career in sports broadcasting . He has served on the Gator Radio Network as both a color analyst during games and an analyst during pre - game , half - time and post - game shows . Brantley also spent ten seasons as the broadcast partner of Gene Deckerhoff on the Buccaneers Radio Network . He now hosts a daily radio show on WHBO in Tampa , Florida every weekday afternoon . Brantley ' s broadcasting career has had ups and downs . The Gators and Buccaneers both unexpectedly dropped him from their broadcast booths after the 2004 and 2005 seasons , respectively , after he had spent seven years in each of those positions . Hardy Nickerson replaced him for the Buccaneers broadcasts , while Lee McGriff took his spot when he returned to the Gators broadcasts after spending several years alongside Mick Hubert in the 1980s and 1990s . Brantley ' s previous radio show on WQYK - AM was also canceled due to format changes with the station . Brantley suffered two small stroke s in 2008 , and lost most of his sight in his left eye as a result . He was forced to take a leave of absence from his radio broadcasting responsibilities while recovering from the strokes and subsequent heart surgery . Gator football family . Brantley ' s nephew , John Brantley , IV , was the Florida Gators ' starting quarterback for the 2010 and 2011 seasons . His brother , John Brantley , III , was the Gators ' starting quarterback in 1978 .