Kerry Brady

Brady was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1987 NFL draft on April 1, who were looking for a replacement for kicker Rafael Septien. On August 25, he was waived after falling behind Roger Ruzek and Luis Zendejas on the depth chart.^[2]

After the NFLPA strike was declared on the third week of the 1987 season, those games were canceled (reducing the 16-game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. On October 17, he was re-signed to replace an injured Zendejas and be a part of the Dallas replacement team that was given the mock name "Rhinestone Cowboys" by the media. He played one game against the Washington Redskins, where he made one extra point. He was released after the strike ended on October 20.^[3]

On April 5, 1988, he was signed as a free agent by the Buffalo Bills to compete against Scott Norwood. He was released on August 23.^[4]

On September 22, 1988, he was signed as a free agent by the Indianapolis Colts to handle the kickoffs, while starter Dean Biasucci focused only on making field goals on the depth chart.^[5]

On April 21, 1989, he was signed as a free agent by the Green Bay Packers to compete for the starting job against rookie Chris Jacke. He was released on August 28.^[6][7]

On September 22, 1989, he was signed as a free agent by the Buffalo Bills to handle the kickoffs instead of Scott Norwood.^[8] He appeared in 3 games.^[9] In 1990, he was signed to compete against Norwood in training camp.^[10] He was placed on the injured reserve list on August 28.^[11] He wasn't re-signed after the season.

Brady retired from football after four seasons and took a job in sales in the medical field. He is married to Christina Brady and has two children, Dakota and Dylan. Dylan was a placekicker at Brown University.

He currently lives in Long Beach, California and owns a medical device company manufacturing X-Ray aprons.