Position: | Linebacker | ||
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Date of birth: | November 9, 1986 | ||
Place of birth: | Coral Springs, Florida | ||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||
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High school: | Coral Springs (FL) | ||
College: | Connecticut | ||
NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63 | ||
Career history | |||
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Cody Dion Brown (born November 9, 1986) is a former American football linebacker and a PhD student at the University of Southern California. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Connecticut.
He was also a member of the Detroit Lions, New York Jets & Calgary Stampeders.
Brown attended Coral Springs High School, where he made 88 tackles and had nine quarterback sacks as a senior. He was named first team All-Broward County and honorable mention All-State.
Considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Brown was not ranked among the best defensive end prospects in the nation.
Cody Brown was a three-year starter at defensive end and a team captain for the Huskies during his senior season. In 2005, he became the first true freshman lineman to start a game after Connecticut's upgrade to Division 1-A. He was named starter for the Huskies during his sophomore season, and has since started every game in which he participated. In his final two seasons as a Husky, Brown registered a total of 18.5 sacks and 33 tackles for loss and he was named to the First Team All-Big East at defensive end after his senior season.
(* represents NFL Combine)