Richie Brown

Richie Brown
Brown in 2014
Brown in 2014
No. 53 – Atlanta Falcons
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-04-15) April 15, 1994
Long Beach, Mississippi
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Long Beach
(Long Beach, Mississippi)
College: Mississippi State
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Richard Brown, Jr. (born April 15, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Mississippi State, leading the team in tackles as the starting middle linebacker in 2015 and 2016.[1]

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Brown was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[2] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[3]

Carolina Panthers

On December 5, 2017, Brown was signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad.[4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 8, 2018.[5]

On August 31, 2018, Brown was waived by the Panthers.[6]

Atlanta Falcons

On September 25, 2018, Brown was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Richie Brown". HailState.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. ↑ Smith, Scott (May 1, 2017). "Bucs' Rookie Free Agents Flesh Out Roster". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com.
  4. ↑ Henson, Max (December 5, 2017). "Panthers sign Spencer Paysinger, put Jared Norris on IR". Panthers.com.
  5. ↑ Strickland, Bryan (January 8, 2018). "Notes: Jonathan Stewart among vets vested in returning". Panthers.com.
  6. ↑ Henson, Max (August 31, 2018). "Panthers announce first wave of cuts". Panthers.com.
  7. ↑ McFadden, Will (September 25, 2018). "Falcons place Ricardo Allen on injured reserve; make several roster moves". AtlantaFalcons.com.
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