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American football player and coach (born 1989)
American football player
Mike Brown
Position: Wide receivers coach Born: (1989-02-09 ) February 9, 1989 (age 35)
Charlottesville, Virginia , U.S.High school: College:
Liberty (2008–2011) Undrafted:
2012
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Michigan (2016) Graduate assistant
Delaware (2017) Graduate assistant
Liberty (2018) Running backs coach
Cincinnati (2019–2021) Wide receivers coach
Cincinnati (2022) Passing game coordinator & wide receivers coach
Wisconsin (2023) Associate head coach & wide receivers coach
Notre Dame (2024–present) Wide receivers coach
As player
2x
Big South Offensive Player of the Year (2009–2010)
3x
Big South All-Conference (2009–2011)
Mike Brown (born February 9, 1989) is an
American football coach and former
wide receiver and
punt returner who is the wide receivers coach of the
Notre Dame Fighting Irish . He previously coached for the
Liberty Flames ,
Cincinnati Bearcats , and
Wisconsin Badgers .
[1]
[2] He was signed by the
Jacksonville Jaguars of the
National Football League (NFL) as an
undrafted free agent in 2012. He played
college football for the
Liberty Flames , where he played
quarterback . He played football at
Monticello High School .[
citation needed ]
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
Brown signed with the
Jacksonville Jaguars following the
2012 NFL draft as a rookie free agent.
[3]
Brown was originally invited to a workout with the Jaguars, and after an impressive showing, he was offered a contract. He spent most of the 2012 season on the team's practice squad before being promoted to the active roster on December 18.
Brown scored his first career touchdown on a 29-yard reception from quarterback
Chad Henne against the
San Francisco 49ers in
London .
He was released on November 28, 2014.
[4] He was signed to Jacksonville's practice squad on December 2, 2014.
Carolina Panthers
On January 15, 2015, Brown signed with the
Carolina Panthers to a contract.
[6] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Panthers.
[7]
Coaching career
Liberty
Brown first joined the coaching staff at his alma mater
Liberty as the Running Backs coach.
Cincinnati
Brown joined the
Cincinnati Bearcats for the 2019 season as the Wide Receiver coach.
After the 2021 season, Brown received the additional role of passing game coordinator after the promotion of
Gino Guidugli to
offensive coordinator .
[8]
References
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"Mike Brown Bio" . Liberty Athletics . Retrieved October 17, 2018 .
^ Williams, Justin (January 17, 2022).
"Cincinnati's Gino Guidugli to be promoted to OC, will hire familiar face as O-line coach: Sources" . The Athletic . The Athletic. Retrieved January 17, 2022 .
^
"Chris Forcier, Mike Brown Sign With Jaguars" . bigcatcountry.com . Retrieved September 15, 2012 .
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"Jaguars waive WR Mike Brown, promote Tommy Streeter" . jacksonville.com . Retrieved December 2, 2014 .
^ Gantt, Darin (January 16, 2015).
"Panthers sign former Jags wideout Mike Brown" . NBCSports.com . Retrieved March 21, 2015 .
^ Henson, Max (September 5, 2015).
"Panthers trim roster to 53" . Panthers.com . Archived from
the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2015 .
^ Williams, Justin (January 17, 2022).
"Cincinnati's Gino Guidugli to be promoted to OC, will hire familiar face as O-line coach: Sources" . The Athletic . The Athletic. Retrieved January 17, 2022 .
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