Brian Cushing Net Worth 2024, Age, Height, Weight, Biography, Wiki and Career Details

Brian Patrick Cushing is a former American football linebacker. He is currently conditioning and strength assistant coach of the Houston Texans of the National football league (NFL). Cushing was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Houston Texans as a linebacker in 2009. He was named as the defensive rookie of the year in 2009. He had one of his best seasons in 2011 where he was named the all-pro team and earning his team an MVP honor. He played for the team from 2009 and played till 2017.

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Biography and Early Life

Brian Patrick Cushing was born on January 24, 1987 in Park Ridge, New Jersey, United. His father was Frank worked in the Vietnam War as the intelligent officer and his mother Antoinette is of polish decent. Cushing has two siblings namely Michelle and Michael Cushing who also is rugby player

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Brian Cushing in 2024 and what is his height and weight? Well, Brian Cushing’s age is 37 years old as of today’s date 20th April 2024 having been born on 24 January 1987. Though, he is 6′ 3″ in feet and inches and 191cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 250 lbs in Pound and 123kg in Kilograms.

Education

He went at Bergen Catholic High school which was in Oradell, New Jersey. He led the crusaders to a 13-10 win at the group IV State championship as a running back, linebacker and a tight end against Don Bosco Preparatory high school. He was named by the record as the 2004 North Jersey player of the year. Brian had been recruited by top colleges but he ended up enrolling at the University of Southern California. While there he played for the university team “Trojans football” team from 2005- 2008 while the team was under the coach Pete Carroll.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Cushing met his wife Megan Ohai in college. She was an athlete with the USC’s women’s soccer squad and was quite successful.  She played as a midfielder and scored the winning goal against Oregon state in 2008. She is a fitness expert and a blogger. The college sweethearts started dating 2009 just before the NFL draft and got married in 2012. They are proud parents of two sons, the firstborn being Cayden Cushing born in 2012 and their second born Kai Cushing was born on July 2014

Is Brian Cushing Gay?

There are no rumours or facts that suggest that Cushing is gay. He is happily married to his college sweetheart since 2012 and together has two adorable children to bring up. They live happily in their Houston home and there are no signs of divorce.

Professional Career

Besides his high school and his college career Cushing was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Houston Texans as a linebacker in 2009. On January 5, 2010 he was named the NFL rookie of the year he was the second Texan to win the award. Adam Schefter of ESPN announced in May 2010 that Cushing would be suspended for the first four games of the 2010 season for violating NFL’s performance-enhancing substance policy. This is after testing positive in 2009 September he however denied the allegations.

The Houston Texan made it to the play offs for the first time in teams history after a 10-6 record this was the end of season in 2011. Cushing earned AP 2^nd Team All-pro honors after finishing the season with 4 sacks,5 pass deflections,114 tackles, 2 interceptions and two forced fumbles. In October 2012 Houston Texan won over New York Jets during the second quarter. Cushing left the game with a knee injury which was confirmed as ACL and was placed on injured reserve which ended his 2012 season.  

In 2017 Crushing violated the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances resulting to a 10 games suspension. On February 20, 2018 the Texans released Cushing after nine seasons as the franchise’s all-time leading tackler and became a free agent. On January 29, 2019 Crushing joined the Houston Texans of the national football league (NFL) conditioning and strengthening coach to offer some assistance to players on defence.

Awards

Cushing has received several honor and awards in his profession as a professional footballer. He was named the 2004 North Jersey player of the year by the record. On November 25, 2006 Crushing was named as defensive MVP of the Rose Bowl Game after he recorded a forcing on the third-quarter fumble and 2 1/2 sacks. In 2009 the dominant NFL linebacker was named as the defensive rookie of the year.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Brian Cushing in 2024

Cushing’s main source of income is mostly from being a successful, professional football player. He stands out to be one of the players that are highly paid in the sport. He owns a house in Houston, Texas that is valued at $2.2 million and owns an array of expensive and luxurious automobiles.  He has recently hired as a coach to the Houston Texan a position that will see his net worth increase significantly. As of 2024, he is estimated to have a net worth of $5 million.

Cushing had aspired to be a footballer since he was a young boy. This saw him start his career in high school and also extended the interest in the game till college. His talent was natured by his coach Pete Carroll. He played for the Trojan football team (USC) from 2005-2008. He has earned critical acclaim for his performance. There is no doubt that his net worth and salary will sure increase in the forthcoming years.