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 Brown in 2014 | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 15, 1994 Long Beach, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Long Beach (Long Beach, Mississippi) |
| College: | Mississippi State |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Richard Brown, Jr. (born April 15, 1994) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for Mississippi State, leading the team in tackles as the starting middle linebacker in 2015 and 2016.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]Brown was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[2] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[3]
Carolina Panthers
[edit]On December 5, 2017, Brown was signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad.[4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 8, 2018.[5]
On August 31, 2018, Brown was waived by the Panthers.[6]
Atlanta Falcons
[edit]On September 25, 2018, Brown was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.[7] He was released on October 18, 2018.[8]
On July 26, 2019, Brown was re-signed by the Falcons.[9] He was waived/injured on August 31, 2019 and placed on injured reserve.[10] He was released on December 20, 2019.
References
[edit]- ^ "Richie Brown". HailState.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (May 1, 2017). "Bucs' Rookie Free Agents Flesh Out Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
- ^ Henson, Max (December 5, 2017). "Panthers sign Spencer Paysinger, put Jared Norris on IR". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018.
- ^ Strickland, Bryan (January 8, 2018). "Notes: Jonathan Stewart among vets vested in returning". Panthers.com.
- ^ Henson, Max (August 31, 2018). "Panthers announce first wave of cuts". Panthers.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 25, 2018). "Falcons place Ricardo Allen on injured reserve; make several roster moves". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (October 18, 2018). "Falcons sign Jermaine Grace to practice squad, waive Richie Brown". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (July 26, 2019). "Falcons agree to terms with Stephone Anthony and Richie Brown". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (August 31, 2019). "Falcons 2019 roster announced". AtlantaFalcons.com.