Richie Brown
 Brown in 2014 | |
| No. 69 – Atlanta Falcons | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 15, 1994 Long Beach, Mississippi |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Long Beach (Long Beach, Mississippi) |
| College: | Mississippi State |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Injured reserve |
Richard Brown, Jr. (born April 15, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Mississippi State, leading the team in tackles as the starting middle linebacker in 2015 and 2016.[1]
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brown was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[2] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[3]
Carolina Panthers
On December 5, 2017, Brown was signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad.[4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 8, 2018.[5]
On August 31, 2018, Brown was waived by the Panthers.[6]
Atlanta Falcons
On September 25, 2018, Brown was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.[7] He was released on October 18, 2018.[8]
On July 26, 2019, Brown was re-signed by the Falcons.[9] He was waived/injured on August 31, 2019 and placed on injured reserve.[10]
References
- ^ "Richie Brown". HailState.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (May 1, 2017). "Bucs' Rookie Free Agents Flesh Out Roster". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Henson, Max (December 5, 2017). "Panthers sign Spencer Paysinger, put Jared Norris on IR". Panthers.com.
- ^ Strickland, Bryan (January 8, 2018). "Notes: Jonathan Stewart among vets vested in returning". Panthers.com.
- ^ Henson, Max (August 31, 2018). "Panthers announce first wave of cuts". Panthers.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 25, 2018). "Falcons place Ricardo Allen on injured reserve; make several roster moves". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (October 18, 2018). "Falcons sign Jermaine Grace to practice squad, waive Richie Brown". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (July 26, 2019). "Falcons agree to terms with Stephone Anthony and Richie Brown". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (August 31, 2019). "Falcons 2019 roster announced". AtlantaFalcons.com.