Tom Briggs

No. 93     Tampa Bay Storm
Defensive lineman
Personal information
Date of birth: May 12, 1970 (1970-05-12) (age 39)
Place of birth: Syracuse, New York
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
College: West Virginia
Undrafted in 1993
Debuted in 1995 for the Birmingham Barracudas
Career history
As player: Birmingham Barracudas (1995) Anaheim Piranhas (1997) Portland Forest Dragons (1998-1999) Oklahoma Wranglers (2000-2001) Dallas Desperados (2002-2003) Austin Wranglers (2004-2006) Tampa Bay Storm (2007-present)
Career highlights and awards
No notable achievements
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Tom Briggs (born May 12, 1970 in Syracuse, New York) is an Arena Football League defensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Storm. He was originally signed by the Birmingham Barracudas of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at West Virginia.

Briggs enters the 2009 season ranked third all-time with 50 career sacks and fifth all-time with 21 career forced fumbles in AFL history.

[edit] Collegiate career

Briggs began his collegiate career in 1990, where he only recorded two tackles. In 1991, Briggs recorded 44 tackles, five sacks, three fumbles recoveries, and one forced fumble. In 1992, he totaled 47 tackles, seven sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Early career

In 1993, Briggs went undrafted in the NFL Draft and joined onto the Atlanta Falcons training camp roster. Following his short stint in the National Football League, Briggs moved onto the Canadian Football League with the Birmingham Barracudas and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

[edit] Arena Football League

In 1997, Briggs left the CFL for the Arena Football League and the Portland Forest Dragons. That season he recorded only eight tackles before moving to the Anaheim Piranhas to end the season. For the 1998 season, Briggs rejoined the Forest Dragons and finished the year with 11 tackles, three sacks, one forced fumble and two coveries. In Brigg's final season in Portland, 1999, he finished the year with 12 tackles, two fumble recoveries, an interception, and two forced fumbles.

In 2000, Briggs moved with Portland as they became the Oklahoma Wranglers. He finished the year with 16 tackles, four sacks, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble. The next season, his final in Oklahoma, Briggs finished with nine tackles, five sacks and a forced fumble. During his tenure with the Wranglers, Briggs earned Second Team All-Arena honors in 2000 and was named to the 2001 All-Ironman Team.

In 2002, Briggs moved to the Dallas Desperados and became the team's all-time leader of sacks in a season with 10 sacks and became the career leader with 12.5 in his two seasons there. He also totaled 60 tackles and four forced fumbles in his two seasons as a Desperado. In his final season, he earned First-team All-Arena, the Lineman of the Year Award, and was named to the All-Ironman Team.

In 2004, Briggs returned to the Oklahoma franchise as they became the Austin Wranglers. In his debut season in Austin, Briggs set the franchise record of 8.5 sacks in a season, along with recording 21 tackles and two fumble recoveries. That season he was named to the First-team All-Arena squad. In 2005, Briggs recorded 25 tackles, and in his final season he totaled only 5 tackles with a forced fumble.

In 2007, Briggs joined the Tampa Bay Storm. Despite playing half of the season with a broken hand, Briggs recorded 28.5 tackles, five sacks, and four forced fumbles.

In 2008, Briggs finished with 14 tackles, four sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in his second season in Tampa Bay. Briggs also had two defensive touchdowns on the season.

[edit] External links

• 2007 Tampa Bay Storm bio

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