Elton Brown

For the basketball player, see Elton Brown (basketball).

Elton Brown

No. 61
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: May 22, 1982 (1982-05-22)
Place of birth: Hampton, Virginia
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Weight: 332 lb (151 kg)
Career information
College: Virginia
NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 4 / Pick: 111
Debuted in 2005 for the Arizona Cardinals
Last played in New York Sentinels for the 2009
Career history
Arizona Cardinals (2005–2008) New York Sentinels (2009)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (2004) First-team All-ACC (2004) Jacobs Blocking Trophy (2003, 2004)
Career NFL statistics as of 2008
Games played	34
Games started	14
Fumble recoveries	1
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Elton Gillett Brown (born May 22, 1982) is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for the University of Virginia, and was recognized as an All-American. Brown played professionally for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, and also the New York Sentinels of the United Football League (UFL).

Early years

Brown was born in Hampton, Virginia. He attended Hampton High School, where he was a standout high school football player for the Hampton High Crabbers.

College career

Brown attended the University of Virginia, where he played for the Virginia Cavaliers football team. As a senior in 2004, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. In recognition of his outstanding college football career, the Virginia athletic department retired his jersey, No. 61, on September 24, 2011.

Professional career

The Arizona Cardinals selected Brown in the fourth round (111th pick overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft, and he played for the Cardinals from 2005 to 2008. After four seasons with the Cardinals, Brown was cut on September 8, 2009. He had started 14 of the thirty-four games he played for the Cardinals. He finished his professional playing career with the New York Sentinels of the UFL in 2009.

External links

• Arizona Cardinals bio