Adam Breneman

Adam A. Breneman
Born	(1995-03-31) March 31, 1995 Harrisurg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Residence	Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Penn State University (B.S.)
Occupation	Campaign manager, political strategist
Political party	Republican

Adam Breneman
Penn State Nittany Lions No. 81
Position	Tight end
Major	Business
Career history
College	Penn State (2013–2015)
High school	Cedar Cliff High School
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-03-31) March 31, 1995
Place of birth	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career highlights and awards
247Sports.com True Freshman All-American, 2013 Freshman All-Big Ten Honorable Mention, 2013 High School All-American (Under Armour, Rivals.com, ESPN, Fox Sports), 2011/2012

Adam Breneman (born March 31, 1995) is a former American football tight end for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Breneman played high school football at Cedar Cliff High School (Camp Hill, PA), where he was a highly-touted recruit.^[1] He committed to Penn State in March 2012. Breneman's recruitment and career has been highly publicized, largely due to his leadership and advocacy for Penn State in wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

As a true freshman in 2013, Breneman had a productive season and was named a 247Sports.com True Freshman All-American.^[2] During the 2014 season Breneman redshirted due to a knee injury. In 2015, his redshirt sophomore season, Breneman continued to recover from his prior knee injury, and only appeared in two games. ^[3]

In January, 2015, Breneman announced through is open letter to Penn State that his football career was over due to his chronic knee injury. Two weeks later, Adam announced that he had entered politics by accepting a job as the campaign manager to Pennsylvania State Representative Mike Regan who is running for Pennsylvania Senate.

Personal life and family

Breneman was born in Harrisburg, PA to Brian and Sherri Breneman. Adam's father, Brian, was an All-American football player at Delaware Valley College. Adam has a brother, Grant, and a sister, Julia. ^[4]

High school

Breneman attended Cedar Cliff High School in Camp Hill, PA. At Cedar Cliff, he was ranked the best tight end recruit in the country by ESPN, and was rated a five-star recruit by Scout.com.^[5] He had scholarship offers from over 30 schools, including Penn State University, University of Alabama, Stanford University, Florida State University, Auburn University, University of Notre Dame, and Ohio State University.^[6]

Breneman is the all-time leading receiver in Cedar Cliff High School history, holding the school records for career yards, receptions, and receiving touchdowns, as well as every single-season receiving record. In his three seasons of varsity football at Cedar Cliff, he totaled 144 receptions, 2,244 yards, and 23 touchdowns. Breneman is highly regarded as one of the best Pennsylvania high school football players of all-time.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Adam Breneman Tight End	Mechanicsburg, PA	Cedar Cliff High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.65	Mar 9, 2012
Adam Breneman Tight End	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2 (TE) Rivals: 3 (TE) 247Sports: 2 (TE) ESPN: 1 (TE)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

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College football career

2013

Adam enrolled early at Penn State in Spring 2013 after graduating high school a semester early. During his true freshman season, he appeared in 11 games, earning the starting tight end job for the second-half of the season. Breneman finished the season with 15 receptions for 186 yards and 3 TD's, earning him 247Sports.com True Freshman All-America honors. His biggest game of the season came in the season finale at University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he caught 3 passes for 78 yards, including a 68 yard touchdown in the first quarter. His 68 yard touchdown is the longest touchdown by a tight end in Penn State football history. ^[8]

2014

In August, 2014, Penn State announced that Breneman would miss the season with a left knee injury.^[9]

2015

Prior to the 2015 season, Penn State strength and conditioning coach told the media that Breneman was is top shape following his knee injury. He stated that Breneman ran a 4.62 40-yard dash in July, which would have been one of the best times by a tight end at the 2015 NFL scouting combine.

However, in September, 2015, Penn State released a preseason depth chart that Breneman was absent from. Head coach James Franklin refused to comment on Breneman's absence, due to his policy of not commenting on injuries, but he has hinted toward complications from his previous knee injury as the source of the problem. Breneman has worked his way back during the season, appearing sparingly in Penn State's game against Ohio State, and earning the starting job at tight end for Penn State's final regular season game against Michigan State.

Philanthropy

During his senior year of high school, Breneman started Catch The Cure, a fundraiser to raise awareness and money to fight Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease.^[10] Catch The Cure raised over $200,000 for A.L.S. research, with all funds benefiting New York based research organization Project A.L.S.^[11]

Breneman is currently the Vice President and a member of the board of the Penn State football chapter of Uplifting Athletes.^[12]

Post-football and politics

After graduating from Penn State in December, 2015, with a degree in business mananagent and political science, Breneman was hired by Mike Regan to serve as his campaign manager for his 2016 Pennsylvania Senate run.

References

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