Antonio Brown (wide receiver b. 1988)

Antonio Brown

Brown with the Pittsburgh Steelers
No. 84 Pittsburgh Steelers
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1988-07-10) July 10, 1988 (age 28)
Place of birth:	Miami, Florida
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:	Miami Gardens (FL) Miami Norland
College:	Central Michigan
NFL Draft:	2010 / Round: 6 / Pick: 195
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (2010–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
5× Pro Bowl (2011, 2013–2016) 3× First-team All-Pro (2014–2016) Second-team All-Pro (2013) Co-AFC Offensive Player of the Year (2014) NFL receiving yards leader (2014) 2× NFL receptions leader (2014, 2015) 2× First-team All-American (2008, 2009) 2× First-team All-MAC (2008, 2009) Second-team All-MAC (2007) MAC Freshman of the Year (2007)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2016
Receptions: 632 Receiving yards: 8,377 Receiving touchdowns: 50 Total return yards: 2,721 Return touchdowns: 5 Player stats at NFL.com

Antonio Brown (born July 10, 1988) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Central Michigan University, where he earned All-American honors in 2008 and 2009 as a punt returner. Brown was selected 195th overall by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Brown attended Miami Norland High School in Miami, Florida, where he was a two-sport athlete in both football and track. In football, Brown played running back, quarterback, wide receiver, and punt returner for the Vikings. He was a two-time Class 6A all-state selection, and was also named North Athlete of the Year at 2005 Miami-Dade Gridiron Classic. In track & field, Brown was a two-time state qualifier in the 100-meter dash, and also ran the fourth leg on the Norland 4 × 100 m relay squad, helping them capture the state title at 41.50 seconds. He spent a prep year in 2006 at North Carolina Tech.

Coming out of high school, Brown applied to Florida State University. His admission would be denied over academic concerns. After attempting to attend Alcorn State, he decided to enroll at North Carolina Tech Prep. Playing in just five games at quarterback, Brown passed for 1,247 yards and 11 touchdowns, while rushing for 451 yards and 13 touchdowns. Once he finished his lone season at North Carolina Tech Prep, he received a scholarship to play at Florida International University but was expelled before the season for an altercation with security. Brown then began reaching out to wide receivers coach Butch Jones at West Virginia, since he had been highly recruited by him. After learning that Jones had left West Virginia to become the head coach at Central Michigan, Brown enrolled at the school and started his college football career as a walk-on freshman.