Bryan is the great-grandson of dual premiership player, Ernie "Snowy" Lumsden, who played 78 games for Collingwood from 1910 to 1920.

He made his debut for Carlton in Round 11, 2005 against Sydney and showed an immediate sign he was an aggressive and mobile ruckman, having 20 disposals and 17 hitouts.

Bryan struggled in the 2006 season, as Dylan McLaren was recruited to fill the secondary ruck position behind Barnaby French.

A week later he played his best game in his short career, having 15 touches, 9 marks and kicking 3 goals at AAMI Stadium against Adelaide.

[2] In February 2010, after training with Nathan Chapman and John Smith of ProKick Australia, it was revealed Bryan was close to signing a deal with one of a number of NFL teams in the United States as a punter.

[5] On 6 September 2010, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Bryan to a three-year contract and waived rookie punter Brent Bowden.

On 12 September, Bryan played his first regular-season NFL game against the Cleveland Browns at Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa, Florida.