Adam Braidwood

Braidwood Vs. Valimaki 2016

Adam Braidwood (born June 1, 1984 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional football defensive end. He spent the entirety of his professional career with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League, having started with the team in 2006.

While attending Seaquam Secondary School in Delta, Braidwood got his start in major football competition when he attended Washington State University, making their football squad as a true freshman in 2002 (and making the conference all-freshman team). Over the course of his collegiate career, Braidwood recorded 13.5 sacks, 8.5 of which came in his senior year where he started all thirteen games and was among the top ten in the Pacific-10 conference in tackles. Braidwood passed by NFL scouts with little interest or regard, and as a result he was drafted first overall by the Edmonton Eskimos in the 2006 Canadian College Draft. Despite playing college football in the United States, as a Canadian-born player he is considered a non-import under CFL roster rules.

At 6'4" and 250 pounds, Braidwood is known for his strength on the outside. He is the two-time winner of the strongest man award at Washington State, and though he is not slow he plays a power game on the rush. Braidwood recorded his first professional touchdown on September 8, 2006, recovering a fumble from Calgary Stampeders quarterback Henry Burris and taking it into the endzone during the rematch of the Labour Day Classic in Edmonton.

Professional boxing career

Braidwood is currently the first ranked heavyweight in Western Canada and the seventh ranked overall with KO boxing. In 2009, Braidwood defeated Devon Garnon by KO. More recently, December 2015, the former Edmonton Eskimo fought Paul MacKenzie (P-Mac), defeating him by TKO.

In March 2016, Braidwood's fight against Victor Valimaki, came to decision at the end of the third round. Since then, the heavyweight has consistently won by TKO, maintaining an almost-perfect record of wins by TKO in 2016. In June 2016, Braidwood defeated Todd Stoute by KO at 3:00 of round 2. Braidwood added another win to his record in September 2016, when he knocked out Adam Queried at 2:30 of the first round. Again, Braidwood emerged victorious over Lee Mein at 2:07 in the first round on December 2, 2016, in Edmonton, AB . This year, Braidwood has racked up four more victories, making him the number one heavyweight in Western Canada. ^[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Braidwood has also begun a mixed martial arts career. In his first fight at MFC "Gridiron" he won by TKO against Ryan Jimmo in the first round.

Legal troubles

On November 23, 2010, Braidwood and two other men were charged after an incident late the previous Friday afternoon in the Spruce Grove, Alberta area.^[2][3]

On April 19, 2013, Braidwood plead guilty to the charges and sentencing proceeded.^[4]

On September 10, 2013, Braidwood plead guilty to the remaining charges and sentencing proceeded. The sentence ran concurrently with his other convictions.

Professional boxing record

Mixed martial arts record

References

External links

• Professional MMA record for Adam Braidwood from Sherdog