Brodie Croyle biography: 13 things about ex-NFL player born in Rainbow City, Alabama

John Brodie Croyle is an American retired football quarterback born in Rainbow City, Alabama, United States to John Croyle and Teresa Croyle. John is a former defensive end for the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama while Brodie played for the National Football League.

Brodie is Reagan Croyle Phillips‘ brother. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He grew up on the Big Oak Ranch, a home in Alabama started by his father in 1974 for abandoned, neglected and abused children.
2. In 1994, he declared he wanted to play for the NFL.
3. In 2001, he graduated from Westbrook Christian School in Rainbow City where he played football.
4. From 2001 to 2005, he was a quarterback at the University of Alabama where he earned his bachelor’s degree in consumer affairs.
5. His wife Kelli Lynn Schutz Croyle won the 2005 America’s Junior Miss. They have two sons together.
6. In 2006, he met Kelli in Mobile, Alabama while he was preparing for the Senior Bowl.
7. From 2006 to 2010, he played for the NFL team Kansas City Chiefs.
8. On June 24, 2007, he and Kelli got engaged. On July 14, 2007, they got married at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Brandon, Mississippi, USA.
9. In 2011, he took over as the president and chief executive officer of the Big Oak Ranch following his father’s retirement. From 2011 to 2012, he played for the NFL team Arizona Cardinals.
10. Kelli gave birth to their two sons in 2011 and 2014.
11. On May 21, 2012, he announced his retirement from the NFL. Upon retiring, he moved back to Tuscaloosa where he partnered with a friend in the land and timber business.
12. On December 5, 2023, he announced that the construction will soon be complete on new apartment-style homes in Vestavia Hills, Alabama for college-age residents who grew up at the Big Oak Ranch.
13. On February 6, 2024, he turned 41.