[[Image:Child.gif|thumb|250px|Bam Childress at the New England Patriots 2006 training camp.]]
[[Image:Child.gif|thumb|250px|Bam Childress at the New England Patriots 2006 training camp.]]
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'''Brandon "Bam" Childress''' is a [[National Football League]] (NFL) wide receiver for the [[New England Patriots]]. He was born on April 31, 1982 and is 5-10, and weighs 185 pounds. He is a cousin of star [[Denver Broncos]] cornerback [[Champ Bailey]]<ref>http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=19765&pcid=41</ref>.
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'''Brandon "Bam" Childress''' is a [[National Football League]] (NFL) wide receiver. He was born on April 31, 1982 and is 5-10, and weighs 185 pounds. He is a cousin of star [[Denver Broncos]] cornerback [[Champ Bailey]]<ref>http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=19765&pcid=41</ref>.
== High School Football Career ==
== High School Football Career ==
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== NFL Career ==
== NFL Career ==
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Brandon Childress was undrafted out of [[Ohio State University]], but the [[New England Patriots]] signed him to a short term deal and he participated in training camp and played well in preseason, both as a wide receiver and extra defensive back. Because of his hard work and determination to make the team he earned himself a spot on the [[New England Patriots]] practice squad<ref>http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=12192&pcid=47</ref>. Activated for the last game of the 2005 season against the [[Miami Dolphins]], he played well in a losing effort, finishing with three catches for thirty two yards. In the 2006 season Bam Childress was brought up from the practice squad for two games to be a backup receiver for the Patriots and he ended the season with two receptions for seven yards. He is currently signed to a one year deal with the Patriots<ref>http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=24535&pcid=47</ref>.
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Brandon Childress was undrafted out of [[Ohio State University]], but the [[New England Patriots]] signed him to a short term deal and he participated in training camp and played well in preseason, both as a wide receiver and extra defensive back. Because of his hard work and determination to make the team he earned himself a spot on the [[New England Patriots]] practice squad<ref>http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=12192&pcid=47</ref>. Activated for the last game of the 2005 season against the [[Miami Dolphins]], he played well in a losing effort, finishing with three catches for thirty two yards. In the 2006 season Bam Childress was brought up from the practice squad for two games to be a backup receiver for the Patriots and he ended the season with two receptions for seven yards. He signed a one year deal with the Patriots<ref>http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=24535&pcid=47</ref> before being released from the team on September 1, 2007 in the teams final roster cutdown<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2007/09/patriots_cuts_1.html</ref>.