Brad Hoover is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on November 11, 1976 in High Point, North Carolina, United States. He played with He was teammates with Steve Smith on the Carolina Panthers from 2001 to 2009. on the Carolina Panthers from 2001 to 2009.
Hoover went undrafted in the 2000 NFL Draft; he was later signed as a free agent by the Carolina Panthers. After a foot injury sidelined starting running back Tshimanga Biakabutuka, Hoover got two starts at tailback, including a Monday Night Football game against the Green Bay Packers where he became only the second rookie in team history to post a 100-yard game (Fred Lane was the first). After switching to fullback for his second season, he became the full-time starter in 2002. He caught two passes for touchdowns that season, the first touchdown receptions of his career. During the Panthers run to Super Bowl XXXVIII, he was the primary blocker for Stephen Davis, allowing Davis to rush for a team record 1,444 yards.
2004 saw Hoover miss the first game of his career due to injury, as he sat out several games with an injured hip. However, he still managed to contribute on offense, catching two touchdown passes and rushing for 246 yards.
His siblings and he were brought up within Thomasville, North Carolina.
He was admitted into the Western Carolina University Athletics Hall of Fame after two 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
Bradley R. Hoover (born November 11, 1976) is a former American football fullback. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football at Western Carolina.
