UVA's Brathwaite No Longer With The Team

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The Virginia football team announced Wednesday defensive tackle Chris Brathwaite is ineligible, and currently not enrolled at the school.

The 6-foot-1, 280-pound sophomore played in all twelve games off the bench last season, and led the defensive tackles with 41-stops.

The Brooklyn-native Brathwaite led the entire team with 10-tackles for a loss.

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