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After undergoing surgery on his groin in the spring of 2004, saw action only two games last fall and hopes to be able to return to the field this season ... saw limited action during practice this past spring ... prior to his arrival at Cal, had been a starter on back-to-back national championship teams at De La Salle HS ... 2004 ... played in Cal's first two games - at Air Force and vs. New Mexico State - before being sidelined for the rest of the year ... had four stops vs. NMSU, including three unassisted ... 2003 ... played mostly on special teams ... made the most of his limited time, blocking a Southern Mississippi punt that resulted in a 20-yard touchdown return by James Bethea in the second quarter that fueled a 34-2 Bear victory ... appeared in 11 games before missing the final two regular-season contests due to a left knee sprain suffered in the Oregon road game Nov. 8.
High School/Personal: Voted MVP Lineman (both defense and offense) for De La Salle's 2001 national title team, also earning first team All-Bay Valley Athletic League and first team All-Bay Area Prep team at defensive end ... racked up 75 tackles and 7.5 sacks (second on team) his senior season and also started at guard as two-way player ... after scoring 17 touchdowns in seven games at running back as a freshman, was voted team's MVP on offense at East Valley High in Spokane, WA ... transferred to De La Salle the next season, earning defensive MVP honors at nose tackle as sophomore ... as junior defensive end, selected first team All-BVAL and second team All-North Coast Section ... named first team All-West linebacker and West Coast's 13th-best athlete by PacWest.com ... named one of Top 15 Bay Area football recruits by Contra Costa Times ... considered 13th-best linebacker on West Coast by PacWestFootball.com ... a member of the 2002 Cal recruiting class, but a shoulder injury sustained in a car accident sidelined him, and he delayed his enrollment at Cal until spring '03 ... grandfather played football at UCLA ... parents are Dan and Marjorie Briner ... born Feb. 1, 1984 in Berkeley, CA ... intended social welfare major.
BRINER'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | UT | AT | TT | Loss | Sacks | Int | FR |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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