Brian Gant (American football)

Brian Keith Gant (born September 6, 1965) is a former American football linebacker who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois State University. One of the best linebackers in his school's history, he was one of the replacement players during the 1987 NFL strike and was kept for the remainder of the season, being one of very few replacements not to be released after the strike.