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Former Arkansas, Georgia DB Latavious Brini signs with NFL team
By Andrew Olson
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Former Arkansas and Georgia defensive back Latavious Brini has signed an NFL contract after landing a post-draft opportunity.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed Brini after he participated in the team’s rookie minicamp over the weekend.
Playmaker @Brinilatavious has signed with the @Jaguars!
Congrats, Latavious! #ProHogs ? pic.twitter.com/mFALEOAj6K
— Arkansas Razorback Football (@RazorbackFB) May 15, 2023
Brini was with the Georgia football program for 5 seasons. He used his extra year of eligibility from the NCAA’s COVID-19 waiver at Arkansas in 2022.
Last season, Brini played in all 13 games for the Razorbacks, making 9 starts. He finished as the team’s 6th-leading tackler, with 55 combined tackles, including 32 solo stops and 4 tackles for loss. Brini also had 2 fumble recoveries, 1 interception and 1 forced fumble in 2022.
After not playing in 2017, Brini made 30 appearances over 4 seasons for the Bulldogs. His most productive season at UGA came in 2021. Brini logged 38 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, and 8 pass breakups, a career-high, helping Georgia win a national championship.
It’s a tall task to make an NFL active roster after going undrafted, but Brini is now on Jacksonville’s 90-man roster. We’ll see how he fares with the Jaguars as the offseason progresses.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
