Brian Townsend

Brian Lewis Townsend (born November 7, 1968) is a college athletics administrator and former American football player. He is currently the Director of Student-Athlete Development at the University of Michigan. He played college football at Michigan from 1987 to 1991 and played professional football for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992. Early years Townsend was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1968. He attended Cincinnati's Northwest High School. University of Michigan Townsend enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1987 and played college football as a linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1988 to 1991. During his four years as a player for Michigan, Townsend had 70 tackles and 23 assists. After winning four straight Big Ten titles, he helped lead the Maize and Blue to four straight Bowl appearances. In 2000, the Wolverine Magazine named Townsend to its Michigan Football All-Decade Team. Professional football Townsend was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 11th round (281st overall pick) of the 1992 NFL Draft. He appeared in three games as a linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals during the 1992 NFL season.