John Brown (wide receiver)

John Brown
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Brown with the Cardinals in 2014
No. 13 – Baltimore Ravens
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1990-04-03) April 3, 1990
Florida City, Florida
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school: Homestead
(Homestead, Florida)
College: Pittsburg State
NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 91
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Receptions: 188
Receiving yards: 2,853
Receiving touchdowns: 20
Player stats at NFL.com

John "Smokey" Brown (born April 3, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburg State and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

High school

A native of Homestead, Florida, Brown attended Homestead High School where he was named an All-Dade County selection as a senior in 2007.[1]

College career

In 2008, Brown enrolled at Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina.[2] Brown was named the SAC Freshman of the Year, after catching 27 passes for 619 yards and seven touchdowns while leading the team with 1,472 all-purpose yards. He sat out the 2009 season before transferring to Coffeyville Community College in 2010. He didn’t play as he was redshirted.

After the season, Brown decided to transfer to Pittsburg State University. In 2011, he was a second-team AP Little All-American as all-purpose player while leading the Gorillas to the NCAA Division II National Championship. He was named first-team All-MIAA as kick returner and second-team All-MIAA as a wide receiver after he led his team with 61 receptions for 1,216 yards and 12 touchdowns. In 2012, he was named a first-team AP Little All-American as an all-purpose player, and first-team All-MIAA as kick returner and wide receiver. He was named the MIAA and the NCAA Division II National Special Teams Player of the Year. Brown started 10 games and led team with 63 receptions for 973 yards and eight touchdowns. In 2013, he was named 2013 MIAA Special Teams Player of the Year as well as the NCAA Division II National Special Teams Player of the Year.[3] He was also named a second-team AP Little All-American as all-purpose player and first-team All-MIAA player as kick returner and wide receiver. He caught 61 passes for 1,198 yards and 14 touchdowns.

He finished as Pitt State’s all-time leader in receptions (185), receiving yards (3,380) and receiving touchdowns (34). His 3,380 receiving yards ranks fifth in MIAA history. Between receiving, rushing and return yards, Brown finished his career with 7,716 all-purpose yards, 6,244 at Pitt State.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m)		 179 lb
(81 kg)		 30 1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 8 1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		 4.34 s 4.12 s 6.91 s 36.5 in
(0.93 m)		 9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		 25 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4]

Arizona Cardinals

2014 season

Brown was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round (91st overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.[5] Brown was the first Pittsburg State Gorilla drafted since Ronald Moore in 1993.[6]

In his debut for the Arizona Cardinals, Brown caught his first professional touchdown on a 13-yard pass from Carson Palmer against the San Diego Chargers in Week 1 of the 2014 season.[7] He followed that performance with his first multi-touchdown game two weeks later against the San Francisco 49ers.[8] On October 26, 2014, he caught a 75-yard game-winning touchdown pass to beat the Philadelphia Eagles.[9] In Week 10 of the 2014 NFL season, John Brown became the first rookie in NFL history to have 4-game-winning touchdowns in a season. Brown finished the season with 48 receptions on 103 targets for 696 yards and five touchdowns.[10]

2015 season

On January 3, 2015, in the NFC Wild Card game against the Carolina Panthers, on the game's final offensive play, Brown was the final recipient of a multiple lateral play which lost 20 yards. The loss caused the Cardinals to finish the game with just 78 total offensive yards, the lowest total in NFL playoff history which broke a 56-year-old league record.[11] Brown concluded the regular season with 65 receptions on 101 targets for 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns.[12]

2016 season

Plagued with hamstring issues throughout the season,[13] Brown posted 39 receptions on 72 targets for 517 yards and two touchdowns in 2016.[14]

2017 season

Brown's 2017 season was also plagued with injuries, dealing with quadriceps, back, and toe injuries. He played in 10 games with five starts, recording 21 catches for 299 yards and three touchdowns.[15]

Baltimore Ravens

On March 13, 2018, Brown signed a one year, $5 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens.[16][17]

After scoring his first Ravens touchdown in the season-opener against the Buffalo Bills, he would go on to record 92 yards and his second touchdown (a 21-yard reception) against the Cincinnati Bengals the next game.[18][19] In Week 4, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he recorded three receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown in the victory.[20]

Career statistics

SeasonTeamGamesReceivingRushing Fumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2014ARI 1654869614.575T53-6-22000
2015ARI 1511651,00315.46873227.313011
2016ARI 1563951713.33021101010010
2017ARI 1052129914.25231101010000
2018 BAL 4 4 15 338 22.5 71 3 2 4 2 3 0 0 0
Total60311882,85315.2752010404.013021

Miscellaneous

Brown’s nickname is Smokey and he considers it much more than a nickname, as all his family and friends refer to him as Smokey. The nickname was bestowed upon him at birth by the boyfriend of his grandmother. “She nicknamed me Smokey because when I first came out, I was blacker than what I am now,” Brown said, referring to his skin color. “Most people are like, ‘Why they call you Smokey? Because you are fast?’ But no.” [21]

Brown was diagnosed with sickle cell trait in 2016 after suffering from soreness in his hamstrings. He insisted a cyst on his spine that he had treated during the 2016 season was the root cause of his leg issues, and that the sickle cell trait will not affect his football career.[22]

References

  1. ↑ Brown, John. "Secret Weapon". The Players' Tribune. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  2. ↑ "John Brown". Mars Hill Lions. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  3. ↑ Brown named MIAA Special Teams Player of the Year
  4. ↑ "NFL Combine Results". NFL.com. NFL. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "2014 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  6. ↑ "Pittsburg St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Carson Palmer's late touchdown pass to John Brown gives Arizona Cardinals 18-17 win over San Diego Chargers". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  8. ↑ "Rookie John Brown scores twice, leads Arizona Cardinals to win over 49ers - Arizona Sports". Arizona Sports. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  9. ↑ "Rookie John Brown burns Eagles with late 75-yard score". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  10. ↑ "John Brown 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  11. ↑ "The Arizona Cardinals had the fewest offensive yards in NFL playoff history". USA Today. 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  12. ↑ "John Brown 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  13. ↑ "Cardinals' Bruce Arians: WR John Brown carries sickle-cell trait". ESPN.com.
  14. ↑ "John Brown 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  15. ↑ "John Brown 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  16. ↑ Downing, Garrett (March 14, 2018). "Ravens Sign Speedy Wide Receiver John Brown". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018.
  17. ↑ Downing, Garrett (March 16, 2018). "John Brown Wanted a One-Year 'Prove-It' Deal". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018.
  18. ↑ Mink, Ryan (September 9, 2018). "Ravens Offense, New Wide Receivers Start With a Bang". Baltimoreravens.com.
  19. ↑ Eisenburg, Wick (September 14, 2018). "Late for Work 9/14: Dissecting the Ravens' First Loss of the Season". Baltimoreravens.com.
  20. ↑ "John Brown's Big Plays Open Up Ravens Offense in Pittsburgh". Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  21. ↑ Urban, Darren. "Smokey Brown and his statue". Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  22. ↑ Hensley, Jamison. "Ravens' John Brown says sickle cell trait not affecting on-field production". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
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