Crime & Safety
Former Philadelphia Eagle Joining Bucks Co. Police Department
The former cornerback was hired this week as a full-time police officer in Lower Bucks County.
FALLS TOWNSHIP, PA — Former Philadelphia Eagle Brandon Hughes is joining the roster at the Falls Township Police Department.
At its meeting this week, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to hire the former Eagles cornerback as the township's newest police officer.
Hughes graduated from Oregon State with a bachelor’s degree in 2009. The San Diego Chargers used the 149th pick to select him in the 2009 NFL draft. He spent five years playing football for the Chargers, Giants, Browns, as well as three years with the Eagles.
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Following his playing career, he opened and operated his own gym, Fuel House, in Middletown Township. Hughes has also volunteered at Falls Township Police Department’s Youth Police Academy, coaching and mentoring the cadets in physical fitness.
Hughes will begin his 10-day orientation on Aug. 4. From there, he will engage in a combination of ride-alongs and in-house/external training before beginning the Temple Police Academy on Oct. 7.
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