Kyron Brown
| No. 35 – New York Jets | |||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 26, 1996 | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Boynton Beach HS (Boynton Beach, Florida) | ||||||||
| College: | Akron | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Kyron Brown (born May 26, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Akron.
College career
Brown was a member of the Akron Zips for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. He recorded 121 tackles, six interceptions, 1 forced fumble and 25 passes defensed in 51 games played (26 starts).[1]
Professional career
Brown signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2019.[2] He was cut at the end of training camp during final roster cuts, but was re-signed by the Jets to their practice squad on September 1, 2019.[3] Brown was promoted to the Jets' active roster on November 13, 2019.[4] Brown made his NFL debut on November 17, 2019 against the Washington Redskins, playing ten snaps on special teams in a 34-17 victory.[5] Brown made his first career start on December 8 against the Miami Dolphins, making five tackles before leaving the game due to a quad injury.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2019.[7] Brown was waived with a failed physical designation on May 5, 2020.[8] He reverted to the reserve/physically unable to perform list the next day after clearing waivers.[9]
References
- ^ Sirabella, Brittany (October 10, 2019). "New York Jets: Kyron Brown is Ready to Play". EmpireSportsMedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 10, 2019). "Jets Sign 16 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Stypulkoski, Matt (September 2, 2019). "Jets practice squad: 8 players added to 11-man roster - Luke Falk, Kyron Brown, more". NJ.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Aber, Spencer (November 13, 2019). "Jets sign B.J. Bello, Kyron Brown as Brian Winters, Chris Herndon head to IR". Jets Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ "Kyron Brown 2019 Game Logs". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Costello, Brian (December 9, 2019). "Jets defense has milestone performance it needed". New York Post. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 9, 2019). "Jets Sign WR Jeff Smith, Place CB Kyron Brown on IR". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 5, 2020). "Jets Place WRs Quincy Enunwa, Josh Bellamy on Reserve/PUP". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (May 6, 2020). "Jets CB Kyron Brown & WR Jalin Moore Revert To Reserve/PUP After Clearing Waivers". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved May 6, 2020.