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Brad Nichols

WLB  •  RETIRED @ Age 28 (End of 2027 season)  •  Current Age: 36
6' 1", 240 lbs Draft: Round 42, Pick 17 (2020) Drafted By: Buffalo Bills College: Kansas State Player_ID: 3063 Yrs Pro: 8 Cap Cost: N/A

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2025 PIT 16 0 4 5.2 4 - - 0.0 1 1 0 1.1 0 - - 1 6 - - - 0 1 - 1.9 0.110
2024 MIA 15 0 1 7.3 2 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 1 1 - - - 1 1 - 1.4 0.090
2023 NYG 16 6 64 12.9 14 - - 3.5 3 1 0 1.8 0 - - 7 30 - - - 0 1 - 5.8 0.490
2022 BUF 3 0 2 50.0 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - 0.7 0.000
2021 BUF 2 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - 0.7 0.010
2020 BUF 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - 0.9 0.020
Career 52 6 71 11.4 20 - - 3.5 4 2 0 1.6 0 - - 9 37 - - - 1 3 - - -

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2024 MIA 1 1 2 10.0 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 1 - - - 0 0 - - -
Career 1 1 2 10.0 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 1 - - - 0 0 - - -

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD PT PS MM ZN BR PD PH EN ST Overall Potential
2020 Pre-Camp 21 37 48 84 76 0 84 72 14 66 0 26 47
2020 Post-Camp 21 43 49 89 55 0 85 73 19 65 0 29 47
2021 Pre-Camp 22 36 54 84 62 0 83 67 18 58 0 29 45
2021 Post-Camp 22 38 56 88 62 0 88 68 22 56 0 34 47
2022 Pre-Camp 23 40 54 87 61 0 88 68 22 58 0 34 47
2022 Post-Camp 23 25 71 100 78 0 75 50 21 55 0 39 42
2023 Pre-Camp 24 24 72 100 78 0 72 51 21 56 0 39 41
2023 Post-Camp 24 40 60 89 58 0 100 50 30 40 0 47 47
2024 Pre-Camp 25 42 61 89 60 0 100 50 30 40 0 47 47
2024 Post-Camp 25 43 62 88 60 0 100 50 30 39 0 48 48
2025 Pre-Camp 26 43 61 88 60 0 100 50 30 39 0 48 48
2025 Post-Camp 26 19 60 88 82 0 58 61 17 40 0 38 38
2026 Pre-Camp 27 18 60 89 83 0 57 62 17 40 0 38 38
2026 Post-Camp 27 19 59 88 82 0 57 60 15 40 0 38 38
2027 Pre-Camp 28 18 59 82 82 0 56 60 15 41 0 37 37
2027 Post-Camp 28 11 46 80 78 0 42 45 10 41 0 30 30

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2022 Buffalo Bills signed to a new contract: 1yr, $830,000
2023 New York Giants signed as a free agent: 1yr, $880,000
2024 Miami Dolphins signed as a free agent: 1yr, $990,000
2025 Pittsburgh Steelers signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,010,000
2025 Pittsburgh Steelers released