| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born: | May 1, 1986 Galveston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | El Campo (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
| Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| Career Arena statistics | |||||||||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||||
Arkeith Lamonte Brown Jr. (born May 1, 1986) is a former American football defensive back. He played college football at Texas A&M University and attended El Campo High School in El Campo, Texas. [1] He has also been a member of the Green Bay Blizzard, Hartford Colonials and Baltimore Brigade.
College career
Brown played for the Texas A&M Aggies from 2005 to 2008. [2]
Professional career
Brown was rated the 55th best cornerback in the 2009 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [3]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Bench press | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
178 lb (81 kg) |
4.52 s | 1.53 s | 2.59 s | 37 in (0.94 m) |
8 reps | ||||||
| All values from Texas A&M Pro Day [3] | ||||||||||||
Brown attended New Orleans Saints rookie mini-camp on a tryout basis in 2009. [4]
Green Bay Blizzard
Brown played for the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2011. He earned First Team All-IFL honors, was named Defensive Rookie of the Year and led the league in interceptions with 12. He also recorded 67 total tackles and 23 pass break-ups. [5] [4]
Hartford Colonials
Brown spent time with the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League in 2011. [4]
Arizona Rattlers
Brown signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the AFL on September 28, 2011. [4] He was named Second-Team All-Arena as a rookie after recording 83.5 tackles, 21 pass breakups and 10 interceptions in 2012. He was named Defensive Player of the Game for ArenaBowl XXV. Brown earned Second Team All-Arena honors for the second consecutive year after totaling 79.5 tackles and eight interceptions in 18 games for the Rattlers in 2013. He recorded a career-high 90.5 tackles to go along with five interceptions in 17 games in 2014. [6] [7] On July 8, 2017, the Rattlers defeated the Sioux Falls Storm in the United Bowl by a score of 50–41. [8] He was released by the Rattlers on October 6, 2017. [9]
Baltimore Brigade
Brown was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade on August 2, 2017. [10]
Arizona Rattlers
Brown was signed by the Rattlers on February 2, 2018, released on February 8 and signed on February 13, 2018. [11]
Albany Empire
On July 19, 2018, Brown was assigned to the Albany Empire.
References
- ^ "ARKEITH BROWN". rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ "Arkeith Brown". tamu.rivals.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ a b "Arkeith Brown". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Rattlers Sign DB WILL HILL, DB ARKEITH BROWN and DB DA'MON MERKERSON". azrattlers.com. September 28, 2011. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ "Record Setting Blizzard DB to Play in AFL". greenbayblizzard.com. September 27, 2011. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ "Arkeith Brown". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Season". cutsandkeeps.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ Marotta, Vince (July 8, 2017). "Rattlers survive rally from Sioux Falls to capture IFL United Bowl title". arizonasports.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions". goifl.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions". goifl.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
External links
- Living people
- 1986 births
- American football defensive backs
- Texas A&M Aggies football players
- Green Bay Blizzard players
- Arizona Rattlers players
- Baltimore Brigade players
- Albany Empire (AFL) players
- Players of American football from Galveston, Texas
- People from El Campo, Texas
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople