New York Jets Brazzell was selected by the
New York Jets in the sixth round (174th overall) of the
1998 NFL draft, because they coveted his track speed. He was waived on August 30 and later signed to the team's
practice squad. He was released on September 5,
1999.
Dallas Cowboys On September 6,
1999, he was claimed off waivers by the
Dallas Cowboys. He made his
NFL debut on
special teams in the 41–35 season-opening victory against the
Washington Redskins. He was deactivated for the next 3 games. He was cut on October 14 and signed to the
practice squad. Because of injuries to the receiving corps, he was promoted to the active roster in week 14 and registered his first reception in a 20–10 win against the
Philadelphia Eagles, a 12-yard catch from quarterback
Troy Aikman. The next week, he finished with a season-high 62 yards on two receptions against his former team the Jets. He earned his first NFL start in the 27–10 playoff wildcard loss against the
Minnesota Vikings. In
2000, he played in 9 games, recording only 2 receptions for 12 yards, while playing mainly on
special teams and finishing in a tie for seventh place with 10
special teams tackles. He missed the final two regular season games due to a shoulder injury. On August 28,
2001, he was released to make room for
wide receiver Anthony Lucas.
CFL career 2001 season On October 15, Brazzell was signed to the practice roster of the
Edmonton Eskimos in the
Canadian Football League. On November 4, he made his debut in a 32–26 win against the
Montreal Alouettes, a game in which he had three receptions for 76 yards. He also had one reception for nine yards in Edmonton's 34–16 Western Final loss to Calgary.
2002 season Brazzell played in 11 games in his second season, finishing fourth among Edmonton wide receivers with 30 receptions for 546 yards and three touchdowns. One of his personal highlights was a 101-yard reception for a touchdown from
Jason Maas in a 27–21 season-opening win against the
Calgary Stampeders. He continued to make big plays in the post-season, registering 4 receptions for 79 yards in a 33–30 Western Final against Winnipeg. In the 25–16
Grey Cup loss against Montreal, he had three receptions for 65 yards.
2003 season Brazzell signed with the
BC Lions as a free agent on March 25. He played in all 18 games for B.C. that season. He finished second on team, and sixth in the CFL, with 1,111 yards on 68 catches including six receiving touchdowns. He registered five 100-yard receiving games. He had perhaps his best game of the season in the Lions' 26–20 victory on September 20 against the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers when seven receptions for 157 yards. He had the first multi-TD game of his CFL career when he hauled in a pair of scores in the Lions' August 22 victory against the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Brazzell had two catches for 11 yards in the Lions' 28–7 Eastern Semifinal loss in Toronto.
2004 season In 2004 Brazzell finished fourth on the BC Lions in receiving with 49 receptions for 906 yards and eight touchdowns in 16 games. He had three 100-yard games during that span. Brazzell was equally effective in the post-season for the Lions. He had three catches for 40 yards and one touchdown in B.C.'s 27–25 Western Final overtime victory against the
Saskatchewan Roughriders. He also had a pair of passes in the Leo's 27–19 loss to the
Toronto Argonauts in that year's Grey Cup championship.
2005 season In 2005, Brazzell signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. During his brief stay in Hamilton, Brazzell had 22 catches for 252 yards and two touchdowns in six games. Brazzell had signed with the Ti-cats on the promise that he would only play the wide receiver position, but the Ti-cats coaching staff had Brazzell play
slotback for them. This outraged Brazzell, as he saw himself as a deep threat receiver, something that playing slotback did not let him do. On August 9, 2005, Brazzell was traded to the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers in exchange for Canadian receiver
Kamau Peterson. The trade quickly showed to be one sided, with Brazzell hauling in 12 passes for 307 yards and two touchdowns in his first 3 games as a Bomber, surpassing his yard total and matching his touchdown total that he had posted in 6 games as a Ti-cat. He finished the season with 46 catches for 708 yards and six touchdowns.
2006 season In 2006, he experienced a season of ups and downs. He started the season strong with a multiple touchdown game against the
Edmonton Eskimos on July 1 and a couple more touchdowns in other games. By mid season his play started to flounder, with him being totally neutral during many games. At the end of the season he picked his play up to finish the season with 43 catches for 604 yards and 7 touchdowns. Although Brazzell was scheduled to become a free agent on February 16, 2007, he chose to re-sign with the Blue Bombers.
2007 season Brazzell played 7 games for the Blue Bombers until he injured his ankle in September. In those games he had 17 receptions for 182 yards and one touchdown. He was released on February 5, 2008. ==References==