The native of Coquitlam, B.C. originally signed to play college football for Boise State before choosing to attend the University of Louisville. He transferred to Montana as a junior last season and n in the absence of starting running back Lex Hilliard n led the Grizzlies with 137 carries for 572 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground.
Bradshaw looked to be a featured part of the Grizzly offense again this season, before he injured his knee when Albany kicker Jason Fralicker hit him low during a kickoff return. The play put both Bradshaw and Fralicker out of action. The Great Danes’ kicker returned the next game, but Bradshaw has been on the mend ever since.
Q. We know you’ve been hurt, can you tell us a little bit about your rehab effort so far?
A. I got hurt in the third game of the season and I’ve been rehabbing it ever since. I’ve been going to the trainer’s room a lot and going to PT quite a bit. I’m recovering fast and hopefully I can be back by the end of this season.
Q. Is it frustrating to just have to sit back and watch while the rest of the team is out there playing?
A. It is frustrating. I’ve never just sat and watched for so long before. I’ve never had a serious injury like this before. It’s hard, but I’m still out there supporting the guys, rooting them on. I want to see them do well.
Q. And they’re telling you it’s a possibility you might return before the end of the year?
A. There’s a good possibility. Right now, I’m week to week.
Q. Saturday is senior day at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. What do you think you’ll take away as your lasting memories of Montana?
A. I’ll just remember all the good players that I’ve played with and all the good coaches that I was coached by. I’ll remember all the hard work we put into the program and how fun it was winning so many games.
Q. What was it like growing up close to Vancouver, British Columbia?
A. Vancouver is on the West coast about two hours from Seattle. It’s a big city, similar to Seattle I guess. It was a fun place to grow up. It didn’t get too cold and didn’t get too hot. It rained a lot though.
Q. Do you follow the CFL at all?
A. I do. My favorite team is the BC Lions, but I can’t say that anymore because I’ve already been drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Since I’m Canadian they were able to draft me after my junior season. They drafted me back in April and camp starts in June. Most likely that’s what I’ll do, unless something else comes along.
Q. When it came time to transfer away from the University of Louisville, how did you find Montana?
A. I had a friend who played on the James Madison team that won the national championship, so I saw Montana playing in that game and I saw that they could play.
At that point I wasn’t thinking about transferring, but when I did start to consider it, Montana was one of the first schools that popped into my mind. I came up and visited and I was pretty impressed with what I saw. I was impressed with the fan support and the program and the tradition. It didn’t feel like it would be much of a drop off (from Louisville).
It just seemed like everybody here was willing and wanting to work hard and that was something I wanted to be a part of.
Q. It seems like the running attack has started to find its way for Montana the past couple of games, what’s been the biggest key there?
A. I don’t think it’s one specific person. I think it’s just everybody working together as one. You can have a bunch of all star players, but they have to work together if you’re going to be successful. That goes for every position. It just took a little while for us to get into a groove. We’ve had really good game plans and now everybody is on target and doing their job.
Q. What do you expect from Portland State?
A. It’s going to be a hard game. They’re a good team and they have a lot of good athletes. We’re going play hard, leave everything we have on the field and we expect the same from them.
Q. Tell us about how you got involved playing rugby in high school.
A. It was just something to do. It was the off season and I was doing track and playing rugby seemed kind of similar to football, in a way. It was something different and it was fun. I’m glad I did it.
Q. In which sport do you get hit harder, football or rugby?
A. Football by far, because everybody out there plays with such reckless abandon. They’re coming full speed at you. In rugby, people are more hesitant, because you’re not really wearing any pads. I guess people think without pads you’d get hit harder, but football is harder for sure.
Q. Do you miss running track?
A. I wasn’t really a big track guy. I miss it sometimes, but not a whole lot. I was actually on the roster to run track at Louisville but then I just thought (that and football) was going to be too much.
Lightning round
Best place to eat on campus: The Grizzly Grill in the UC. They’ve got a chicken wrap that I like.
Music in your car right now: Donnell Jones, “Life Goes On.”
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be? Australia. I’ve never been there, but I’ve got a friend who just moved down there a few months ago and he’s loving it.
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