Ceandris Nehemiah Brown (born January 27, 1983) is a former American football safety. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at Louisiana-Lafayette, and was also enlisted in the Mississippi National Guard.

C. C. Brown
No. 24, 41, 39, 38
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1983-01-27) January 27, 1983 (age 41)
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Greenwood
(Greenwood, Mississippi)
College:Louisiana-Lafayette
NFL draft:2005 / round: 6 / pick: 188
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:374
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:4
Interceptions:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Brown was also a member of the New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Professional career

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Houston Texans

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Brown was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft.[1] He started in all of his four years with the Texans.

New York Giants

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Brown became a free agent in 2009 and signed a one-year deal with the New York Giants. He was tendered to a one-year contract by the Giants following the 2009 NFL season, but the tender was withdrawn after the Giants signed Deon Grant.[2]

Detroit Lions

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On May 10, 2010, Brown signed a contract with the Detroit Lions.[3]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2005 HOU 16 13 80 54 26 0.0 3 1 5 0 5 2 1 0 0 0
2006 HOU 15 15 77 67 10 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0
2007 HOU 16 16 84 64 20 0.0 1 1 9 0 9 8 2 3 19 0
2008 HOU 3 3 15 12 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2009 NYG 16 7 69 59 10 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0
2010 DET 15 8 46 37 9 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0
2011 JAX 2 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
83 62 374 295 79 1.0 9 3 14 0 9 23 8 4 19 0

Healthcare fraud case

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Brown was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of health care fraud by the United States Department of Justice on December 12, 2019.[4] He initially pleaded not guilty to the charges,[5] but changed his plea to guilty.[6] He was sentenced to 12 months in prison and ordered to pay back $84,777 on June 22, 2020.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Smith, Michael David (April 1, 2010). "Giants sign Grant, withdraw tender from Brown". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  3. ^ Report: C.C. Brown agrees to deal with Lions MLive.com May 10, 2010
  4. ^ "Ten Former NFL Players Charged in Alleged Nationwide Fraud on Health Care Benefit Program for Retired NFL Players". www.justice.gov. December 12, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Estep, Bill (January 27, 2020). "More former NFL players pleading guilty in health fraud case in Kentucky". Kentucky.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Estep, Bill (December 1, 2020). "With latest plea, a dozen former NFL players have admitted guilt in KY fraud case". Kentucky.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Six Former NFL Players Charged in Superseding Indictment Alleging Nationwide Fraud on Health Care Benefit Program for Retired NFL Players". Justice.gov. July 24, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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