Evan Brown (American football)

Evan Brown (born September 16, 1996) is an American professional football center for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU.

Evan Brown
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Brown with the Detroit Lions in 2022
No. 62 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-16) September 16, 1996 (age 28)
Southlake, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
College:SMU (2014–2017)
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2024
Games played:68
Games started:51
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+12 in
(1.89 m)
302 lb
(137 kg)
32+12 in
(0.83 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
5.03 s 1.82 s 2.91 s 4.46 s 7.87 s 36.0 in
(0.91 m)
9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)
36 reps
All values from Pro Day[1]

New York Giants

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Brown signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2018.[2] He made the Giants final roster, but was inactive for every game his rookie season.

On August 31, 2019, Brown was waived by the Giants and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was promoted to the active roster on November 9, 2019,[5] but was waived two days later,[6] before being re-signed to the practice squad.[7]

Miami Dolphins

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On December 4, 2019, Brown was signed by the Miami Dolphins off the Giants practice squad.[8] He was released on March 18, 2020.

Cleveland Browns

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On March 26, 2020, Brown was signed by the Cleveland Browns.[9] He played in a total of five games with 17 special teams snaps played. Brown was waived on November 5, 2020.[10] He was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on November 7, 2020,[11] and subsequently released once more on November 10, 2020.[12]

Detroit Lions

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On December 4, 2020, Brown was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad.[13] He was elevated to the active roster on December 25 and January 2, 2021, for the team's weeks 16 and 17 games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[14][15] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.[16]

Brown was named the Lions backup center in 2021 to Frank Ragnow. He was named the starting center in Week 5 following a season-ending injury to Ragnow, and started 12 games.

On March 14, 2022, Brown re-signed with the Lions.[17] He started 12 games in the 2022 season, largely at right guard due to injuries to Halapoulivaati Vaitai.

Seattle Seahawks

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On April 3, 2023, Brown signed with the Seattle Seahawks.[18] After training camp and preseason, Brown won the starting center job over fifth-round draft pick from Michigan Olusegun Oluwatimi.[19]

Arizona Cardinals

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On March 20, 2024, Brown signed with the Arizona Cardinals.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Evan Brown College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Valentine, Ed (May 16, 2018). "Undrafted Evan Brown has chance to be Giants' backup center". Big Blue View. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2019). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
  4. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2019). "Giants place CB Sam Beal on IR, sign TE Eric Tomlinson and 8 to practice squad". Giants.com.
  5. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 9, 2019). "Giants sign OL Evan Brown off practice squad, waive DL Olsen Pierre". Giants.com.
  6. ^ Fennelly, John (November 12, 2019). "Giants waive Evan Brown, Corn Elder signed by Panthers". Giants Wire (USA Today). Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Benton, Dan (November 13, 2019). "Giants re-sign Evan Brown to practice squad". Giants Wire (USA Today). Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "Dolphins Sign Evan Brown, Awarded Mack Hollins". MiamiDolphins.com. December 4, 2019.
  9. ^ Labbe, Dan (March 26, 2020). "Browns announce signings of defensive tackle Andrew Billings, center Evan Brown". Cleveland.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  10. ^ Williams, Charean (November 5, 2020). "Browns activate Elijah Lee, waive Evan Brown". nbcsports.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  11. ^ Comeaux, Jonathan (November 7, 2020). "Browns Re-Signing C Evan Brown To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "Browns sign CB Stephen Denmark, C Javon Patterson to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 10, 2020.
  13. ^ Risdon, Jeff (December 4, 2020). "Lions sign OL Evan Brown to practice squad, release Beau Benzschawel". Lions Wire. USA Today.
  14. ^ Schlitt, Erik (December 25, 2020). "Lions activate Everson Griffen to 53-man roster, elevate CB Tramaine Brock and C Evan Brown". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. January 2, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  16. ^ "Lions announce Reserve/Future signings". DetroitLions.com. January 5, 2021. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  17. ^ "Lions re-sign C Evan Brown". detroitlions.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  18. ^ Boyle, John (April 3, 2023). "Seahawks Sign C Evan Brown". Seahawks.com.
  19. ^ Smith, Corbin. "Evan Brown aiming to 'Continue Continuity' For Ascending Seahawks' O-Line". Sports Illustrated Seattle Seahawks News, Analysis and More. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  20. ^ "Evan Brown Becomes Another Versatile Lineman For Cardinals". AZCardinals.com. March 20, 2024.
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