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Position: | Defensive end/ offensive lineman | ||||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois | June 28, 1975||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Lane Tech (Chicago, Illinois) | ||||||
College: | Western Illinois | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1998 | ||||||
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Cyron DeAndre Brown (born June 28, 1975) is a former American football defensive end.
Brown played football and basketball at Albert G. Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois, where he earned All-American honors in football and All-City honors in basketball. [1] He played football at Illinois for three years until transferring to Western Illinois in 1997. [1]
Undrafted in 1998, Brown was a member of the Denver Broncos from 1998 to 2002, primarily as a member of the practice squad. [2] [3] Brown won a ring as a member of the Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII championship team in 1998. [1]
In 1999, Brown was suspended for four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Brown was the first Bronco to violate the policy. [4] The NFL reinstated Brown on June 10, 2001, and he spent the 2001 season on the practice squad. [3] The Broncos waived Brown on August 26, 2002, prior to the regular season. [5]
Brown played his later football career in the Arena Football League, with the Colorado Crush in 2003, Philadelphia Soul from 2004 to 2006, and Kansas City Brigade in 2007. [6]