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Brandon Dante Underwood (born June 24, 1986 in Hamilton, Ohio) is an American football safety for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Packers in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Cincinnati.
Underwood spent his first two years at Ohio State, where he was redshirted as a freshman in 2005. He played in the season opener against Miami, recording three tackles before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. After his sophomore season, Underwood transferred to Cincinnati, where he earned first-team All-Big East honors in his senior season, recording 4 interceptions including one of Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford.
Underwood was selected in the sixth round (187th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Packers.
He was released on September 3, 2011.
On February 16, 2012, he signed with the Oakland Raiders.