Steve Brown (American football)

Steve Brown

Brown visits the Kentucky Army National Guard in 2010.
Tennessee Titans
Position:	Assistant secondary coach
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1960-03-20) March 20, 1960 (age 57)
Place of birth:	Sacramento, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Sacramento (CA) McClatchy
College:	Oregon
NFL Draft:	1983 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83
Career history
As player:
Houston Oilers (1983–1990)
As coach:
St. Louis Rams (defensive asst.) (1995) St. Louis Rams (CB) (1996–1997) St. Louis Rams (secondary) (1998–2000) Kentucky (NCAA) (DB) (2003–2006) Kentucky (NCAA) (DC) (2007–2010) Kentucky (NCAA) (co-DC/DB) (2011) Tennessee Titans (asst. secondary) (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
As coach: Super Bowl champion (XXXIV) Liberty Bowl champion (2008) 2× Music City Bowl champion (2006–2007) As player: First-team All-Pac-10 (1982) Second-team All-Pac-10 (1981) 2× honorable mention All-Pac-10 (1979–1980)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 18 Quarterback sacks: 5.0 Player stats at NFL.com

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As player:

Steven Douglas "Steve" Brown (born March 20, 1960) is a former American football cornerback who is currently assistant secondary coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. Brown played his entire pro football career with the Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) from 1983 to 1990. He played college football at Oregon.

Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Brown graduated from C. K. McClatchy High School in 1978.

Brown played defensive back and kick returner for four seasons on the University of Oregon Ducks football team from 1979 to 1982 under coach Rich Brooks. Brown graduated in 1983 with a degree in English literature and was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi. Brown returned 78 kickoffs for 1,868 yards and a touchdown and 18 punts for 185 yards and a touchdown. He also had 8 interceptions returned for 139 yards and a touchdown.

From 1983 to 1990, Brown played at left cornerback for the Houston Oilers. He had 18 interceptions returned for 264 yards and a touchdown and also had 5 sacks. Brown was also a kick returner from 1983 to 1985, with 36 returns for 857 yards and a touchdown.

In 1995, Brown reunited with Rich Brooks, his former coach at Oregon, to become a defensive assistant coach for the St. Louis Rams under Brooks. Brown moved to coaching cornerbacks in 1996 and remained cornerbacks coach in 1997 under new coach Dick Vermeil. From 1998 to 2000, including the 1999 Super Bowl XXXIV championship season, Brown coached the defensive backs at St. Louis. Brown coached under Mike Martz in the 2000 season. Among Rams players coached by Brown include Dre' Bly, Kevin Carter, London Fletcher, and Todd Lyght.