Fred Brown (wide receiver)
Frederick Brown (born December 1, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State.
.JPG) Brown in the 2019 NFL season | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 1, 1993 Jackson, Mississippi | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Jim Hill (Jackson, Mississippi) | ||||||||
| College: | Mississippi State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||
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Early life and high school
Brown was born and grew up in Jackson, Mississippi and attended Jim Hill High School. As a junior, Brown caught 35 passes for the Tigers and accumulated over 1,000 all purpose yards.[1] He had 23 receptions for 419 yards and five touchdowns while also returning 20 kicks for 380 yards in his senior season. Brown, rated a three-star recruit by most recruiting services, committed to play college football at Mississippi State University over Ole Miss and Memphis.[2]
College career
Brown was a member of the Mississippi State Bulldogs for four seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. He became MSU's third starter at receiver as a redshirt junior, catching 27 passes for 412 yards and three touchdowns.[3] Brown was dismissed from the team shortly before the beginning of his redshirt senior season due to a student honor code violation. He finished his collegiate career with 50 receptions for 785 yards and five touchdowns in 23 games played.[4]
Professional career
Indianapolis Colts
Brown signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on June 15, 2017.[5] He was waived by the Colts at the end of training camp and re-signed to the team's practice squad a few weeks later on September 3, 2017.[6][7]
Los Angeles Rams
Following the end of the 2018 season, Brown signed a reserve/futures contract with the Los Angeles Rams on January 8, 2018.[8] He was cut at the end of training camp and did not spend the 2018 regular season with any team.[9]
Denver Broncos
Brown signed a futures contract with the Denver Broncos on December 31, 2018.[10] Brown was waived at the end of training camp and re-signed to the practice squad on September 1, 2019.[11] He was promoted to the active roster on September 24, 2019.[12] Brown made his NFL debut on September 29, 2019 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.[13] Brown caught his first career catch, a five yard reception from Joe Flacco, on October 12, 2019 in a 16-0 win against the Tennessee Titans.[14]
References
- Brooks, Chris (April 26, 2012). "Mississippi's Best Wide Receivers of 2011". MississippiGridiron.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- "Mississippi State inks 23 players". Rivals.com. Mississippi State University Athletics Department. February 1, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- Bonner, Michael (August 4, 2016). "Ross' encore performance will include shift outside". USAToday.com. The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- "Mississippi State dismisses Fred Brown". WJTV.com. April 14, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- Patterson, Cole (June 18, 2017). "Mississippi State Football: Fred Brown Gets Opportunity with Colts". MaroonAndWhiteNation.com. FanSided. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- Walker, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Colts Announce Final 2017 Roster Cuts". Colts.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- Hickey, Kevin (September 3, 2017). "Colts sign 7 to practice squad including QB Phillip Walker". Colts Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- Bouda, Nate (January 8, 2018). "2018 Futures Signings Tracker". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- Dennis, Clarence (August 31, 2019). "Rams Make Initial Roster Cuts". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- Heath, Jon (January 3, 2019). "10 players sign future contracts with Broncos". Broncos Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- Klis, Mike (September 1, 2019). "Boise State's Brett Rypien leads Denver Broncos practice squad". KTVB.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- DiLalla, Aric (September 24, 2019). "Broncos promote WR Fred Brown from practice squad to active roster". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- Klis, Mike (September 29, 2019). "Minshew Magic at Mile High: Jaguars rally to stun Broncos, 26-24". 9News.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- O'Halloran, Ryan (October 14, 2019). "Rating The Broncos: Phillip Lindsay's second-effort yards, rush defense highlight shutout of Titans". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 18, 2019.