Evan Brown (American football)
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No. 63 – Detroit Lions | |||||
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Position: | Guard Center | ||||
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Born: | Southlake, Texas | September 16, 1996||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 318 lb (144 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas) | ||||
College: | SMU | ||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2021 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Evan Brown (born September 16, 1996) is an American football guard and center for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southern Methodist University.
Professional career[]
New York Giants[]
Brown signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2018.[1] He made the Giants final roster, but was inactive for every game his rookie season.
On August 31, 2019, Brown was waived by the Giants and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on November 9, 2019,[4] but was waived two days later,[5] before being re-signed to the practice squad.[6]
Miami Dolphins[]
On December 4, 2019, Brown was signed by the Miami Dolphins off the Giants practice squad.[7] He was released on March 18, 2020.
Cleveland Browns[]
On March 26, 2020, Brown was signed by the Cleveland Browns.[8] He played in a total of five games with 17 special teams snaps played. Brown was waived on November 5, 2020.[9] He was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on November 7, 2020,[10] and subsequently released once more on November 10, 2020.[11]
Detroit Lions[]
On December 4, 2020, Brown was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on December 25 and January 2, 2021, for the team's weeks 16 and 17 games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[13][14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.[15]
References[]
- ^ Valentine, Ed (May 16, 2018). "Undrafted Evan Brown has chance to be Giants' backup center". Big Blue View. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2019). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2019). "Giants place CB Sam Beal on IR, sign TE Eric Tomlinson and 8 to practice squad". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 9, 2019). "Giants sign OL Evan Brown off practice squad, waive DL Olsen Pierre". Giants.com.
- ^ Fennelly, John (November 12, 2019). "Giants waive Evan Brown, Corn Elder signed by Panthers". Giants Wire (USA Today). Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Benton, Dan (November 13, 2019). "Giants re-sign Evan Brown to practice squad". Giants Wire (USA Today). Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "Dolphins Sign Evan Brown, Awarded Mack Hollins". MiamiDolphins.com. December 4, 2019.
- ^ Labbe, Dan (March 26, 2020). "Browns announce signings of defensive tackle Andrew Billings, center Evan Brown". Cleveland.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (November 5, 2020). "Browns activate Elijah Lee, waive Evan Brown". nbcsports.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Comeaux, Jonathan (November 7, 2020). "Browns Re-Signing C Evan Brown To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Browns sign CB Stephen Denmark, C Javon Patterson to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 10, 2020.
- ^ Risdon, Jeff (December 4, 2020). "Lions sign OL Evan Brown to practice squad, release Beau Benzschawel". Lions Wire. USA Today.
- ^ Schlitt, Erik (December 25, 2020). "Lions activate Everson Griffen to 53-man roster, elevate CB Tramaine Brock and C Evan Brown". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. January 2, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Lions announce Reserve/Future signings". DetroitLions.com. January 5, 2021.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American football centers
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- Miami Dolphins players
- New York Giants players
- People from Southlake, Texas
- SMU Mustangs football players
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- Players of American football from Texas
- American football offensive lineman, 1990s birth stubs