Alex Brown (American football)

Alex Brown

Brown during his tenure with the Chicago Bears
No. 96
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1979-06-04) June 4, 1979 (age 37)
Place of birth:	Jasper, Florida
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:	Jasper (FL) Hamilton County
College:	Florida
NFL Draft:	2002 / Round: 4 / Pick: 104
Career history
Chicago Bears (2002–2009) New Orleans Saints (2010)
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-American (1999, 2001) 3× First-team All-SEC (1999–2001) SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2001) SEC Championship (2000) University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 411 Quarterback sacks: 45.5 Interceptions: 5 Passes defended: 43 Forced fumbles: 17 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Alex James Brown (born June 4, 1979) is an American former college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the University of Florida, and was a two-time All-American. The Chicago Bears picked Brown in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Bears and New Orleans Saints of the NFL.

Brown was born in Jasper, Florida in 1979. He attended Hamilton County High School in Jasper, and played high school football for the Hamilton County Trojans. As the Trojans' senior quarterback in 1996, Brown threw for 863 yards and four touchdowns, and rushed for 767 yards and eighteen touchdowns; as a starting linebacker, he also compiled 117 total tackles (with seven tackles for loss), five blocked passes, four fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two blocked field goals. He was honored as a Florida Class 3A all-state selection and a National Recruiting Adviser and SuperPrep high school All-American. Brown was also a standout basketball player and track and field athlete, and was the state champion discus thrower in 1996.

Brown accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1998 to 2001. The Gators coaching staff decided to red-shirt him as a true freshman in 1997. He saw action at outside linebacker in 1998, recording ten tackles with two sacks and three tackles for a loss as the backup to All-American starter Jevon Kearse.