Ronald L. "Ronnie" Bradford (born October 1, 1970 in Minot, North Dakota) is an American football defensive assistant coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played defensive back for the NFL's Denver Broncos (1993-1995), Arizona Cardinals (1996), Atlanta Falcons (1997-2001) and Minnesota Vikings.

[edit] Early years

Bradford played high school football at Adams City High School in Adams County, Colorado.

[edit] College career

Ronnie Bradford played college football for the University of Colorado. During his sophomore year, he blocked an extra point in Colorado's 10-9 victory over Notre Dame in the 1991 Orange Bowl to help Colorado win a share of the National Championship in the 1990 college football season (Colorado shared the National Championship in 1990 with Georgia Tech). That blocked extra point by Bradford was the difference in that football game.

[edit] Professional career

Bradford finished his ten NFL seasons with two sacks, four fumble recoveries, and 13 interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. With the Falcons, he played in Super Bowl XXXIII and recorded an interception from Broncos quarterback John Elway in the game.

[edit] Coaching career

Bradford spent six seasons (2003-2008) with the Denver Broncos coaching on defense and special teams. He is now a defensive assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs.

He was mentioned in Stefan Fatsis's book A Few Seconds of Panic.

[edit] External links

• Kansas City Chiefs bio