Mike Brown (American footballer)
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 13, 1978 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Scottsdale, Arizona | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Scottsdale (AZ) Saguaro | ||||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 518 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 7.0 |
| Interceptions: | 20 |
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Mike Brown (born February 13, 1978) is a former American football safety who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected with the eighth pick of the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska by the Chicago Bears. Brown was ranked #49 in ESPN Chicago's "50 Greatest Bears" poll in 2012.
Mike Brown graduated from Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1996, where he starred in both football and baseball. He is best remembered for taking a knee and kissing the sky after scoring the game winning touchdown in the state championship in 1995.
In football, he was an All-State choice and ranked the top defensive back prospect in the country by SuperPrep, and named Arizona Player-of-the-Year by every major publication. Mike Brown was named the state's top running back and defensive back by The Arizona Republic, which was the first time in 10 years a player received both awards. Mike rushed for 2,036 yards (9.6 avg.) and 31 touchdowns as a senior.
In baseball, he played center field and was an All-State choice as a senior, after batting .426, and posting 27 stolen bases.
Brown enjoyed a stellar college career and is still considered by many fans and experts of Nebraska football to be the greatest strong safety in the modern history of the school. Brown played cornerback as a freshman before playing both safety positions in final three seasons. As a junior, he set Nebraska single-season record for tackles by a defensive back with a career-high 102 and was named to all-Big 12 first-team. Brown enjoyed his greatest season as senior in which he was first-team all-America selection by Associated Press and Football Writers Association and a unanimous all-Big Twelve first-team pick and academic all-American. He started every game and finished the year leading the Huskers with 96 tackles while adding two sacks, one fumble recovery, six forced fumbles and five interceptions, five passes defended.
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