Fred Brown (wide receiver)
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Jackson, Mississippi | December 1, 1993||||||
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 | |||||||
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Frederick Brown (born December 1, 1993) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Mississippi State.
Early life and high school[]
Brown was born and grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. He attended Jim Hill High School, where he played high school football. 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]
On September 5, 2020, Brown was waived by the Broncos,[15] but was signed to the practice squad the following day.[16] He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 for the team's week 8 game against the Los Angeles Chargers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[17] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[18] On February 2, 2021, the Broncos waived Brown.[19]
Tennessee Titans[]
On May 4, 2021, Brown signed with the Tennessee Titans.[20] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[21]
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.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 5, 2020). "Broncos make series of transactions to reach 53-man roster limit". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 6, 2020). "Broncos sign 15 players to practice squad". Denver Broncos. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (October 31, 2020). "Broncos activate LB Austin Calitro, promote RB Jeremy Cox to active roster". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (January 4, 2021). "Broncos sign 10 players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (February 2, 2021). "Broncos waive five players". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (May 4, 2021). "Titans Agree to Terms With Former Broncos WR Fred Brown". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 31, 2021). "Titans Trim Roster to 53 By Parting Ways With 17 Players". TennesseeTitans.com.
External links[]
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Jackson, Mississippi
- American football wide receivers
- Mississippi State Bulldogs football players
- Denver Broncos players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Tennessee Titans players