New 'Survivor' Cast Features Former Seahawks FB Brandon Cottom

From the Seattle Seahawks to "Survivor," retired fullback Brandon Cottom hopes to compete and win.

Jeremy Brener | Mar 3, 2023

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Fans of the Seattle Seahawks may recognize one of the 18 new contestants on this season of the CBS show "Survivor," which premiered its 44th installment on Wednesday night.

Brandon Cottom, 30, played with the Seahawks from 2015-17 as a fullback, but never played in a regular season game. Now, he's hoping to make a name for himself in a different type of game.

In the show, players have to outwit, outplay and outlast through a series of challenges while living on an island and avoid being voted off by their competitors, while the last one standing wins $1 million and the title of Sole Survivor.

Cottom is not the first "Survivor" cast member to go from the gridiron to the jungle. Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Gary Hogeboom competed on the show in 2005. Hall of Fame head coach Jimmy Johnson participated in 2010. Offensive tackle Steve Wright and wide receiver Grant Mattos were seen on the subsequent season in 2011, while cornerback Alan Ball played in 2017. Cowboys linebacker Danny McCray was the last NFL player to partake, appearing on the program in 2021.

Cottom can be seen on "Survivor" on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. or on demand at Paramount+.

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Published Mar 3, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.