Courtney Brown (defensive end)

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Courtney Brown

No. 92, 98
Defensive End
Personal information
Date of birth: February 14, 1978 (1978-02-14)
Place of birth: Charleston, South Carolina
High School: Macedonia High School
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
College: Penn State
NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Debuted in 2000 for the Cleveland Browns
Last played in 2005 for the Denver Broncos
Career history
Cleveland Browns (2000–2004) Denver Broncos (2005–2006)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1999) First-team All-Big Ten (1998, 1999) Big Ten Lineman of the Year (1999) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (1999) Outback Bowl Most Valuable Player (1999)
Career NFL statistics as of 2005
Tackles	156
Sacks	19.0
Forced fumbles	6
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Courtney Lanair Brown (born February 14, 1978) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for Penn State University, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns first overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the for the Browns and Denver Broncos of the NFL.

Early years

Brown was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Growing up in Alvin, South Carolina, he attended Macedonia High School and was a high school All-American linebacker his senior year. He also contributed on offense by playing tight end. Brown earned Gatorade Player-of-the-Year accolades in his senior year. He played in the Shrine Bowl. Brown was also an accomplished basketball star playing in the North/South All-Star game. Throughout his high school career, he maintained a 4.0 grade point average.

College career

Brown attended Penn State University, where he played for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 1996 to 2000. At Penn State, he was teammates with LaVar Arrington and Brandon Short. As senior in 1999, he was a consensus first-team All-American and a first-team All-Big Ten selection. Brown earned the Big ten Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Linemen of the Year honors in his senior year. He was also a finalist for three national awards: Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award and Lombardi Award. He finished his college career with a NCAA record-breaking 33 sacks and 70 tackles for loss.

He graduated from Penn State with a bachelor of arts degree in integrative arts in 2000.

Professional career

Pre-draft

At the Penn State pro day Brown measured 6'4⅞" 271-pounds, ran a 4.52 seconds forty-yard dash, had a vertical leap of 37" and bench-pressed 225 pounds 26 times.

Cleveland Browns

Brown was drafted by the Browns first overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, making him the eleventh defensive lineman to be taken first overall in the 70-plus year history of the NFL Draft. Brown had a productive rookie season, recording 70 total tackles and 4.5 sacks. His second season was cut short due to injury, but Brown recorded 4.5 sacks in 5 games. Brown had problems staying healthy for the rest of his career, and struggled on the field. During 2002-2004, Brown only played in 26 games and recorded just 8 sacks.

External links

• Denver Broncos bio