Courtney Brown (defensive end)

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Courtney Brown

No. 92, 98
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1978-02-14) February 14, 1978
Place of birth:	Charleston, South Carolina
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Alvin (SC) Macedonia
College:	Penn State
NFL draft:	2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
Cleveland Browns (2000–2004) Denver Broncos (2005–2006)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1999) First-team All-Big Ten (1998, 1999) Big Ten Lineman of the Year (1999) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (1999) Outback Bowl Most Valuable Player (1999) USA Today High School All-American (1995)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 156 Quarterback sacks: 19.0 Forced fumbles: 6 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Courtney Lanair Brown (born February 14, 1978) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for Penn State University, and earned consensus All-American honors. The Cleveland Browns selected him with the first overall pick of the 2000 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Browns and Denver Broncos of the NFL.

Early years

Brown was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Growing up in Alvin, South Carolina, he attended Macedonia High School and was a high school All-American linebacker his senior year. He also contributed on offense by playing tight end. Brown earned Gatorade Player-of-the-Year accolades in his senior year. He played in the Shrine Bowl. Brown was also an accomplished basketball star, playing in the North/South All-Star game. Throughout his high school career, he maintained a 4.0 grade point average.

College career

Brown attended Pennsylvania State University, where he played for coach Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 1996 to 2000. At Penn State, he was teammates with LaVar Arrington and Brandon Short. As senior in 1999, he was a first-team All-Big Ten selection, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. Brown earned the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Linemen of the Year honors in his senior year. He was also a finalist for three national awards: Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award and Lombardi Award. He finished his college career with a NCAA record-breaking 33 quarterback sacks and 70 tackles for a loss.

He graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Arts degree in integrative arts in 2000.

Professional career

Pre-draft

At the Penn State pro day Brown measured 6'4⅞" 271-pounds, ran a 4.52 seconds forty-yard dash, had a vertical leap of 37" and bench-pressed 225 pounds 26 times.

Cleveland Browns

Brown was drafted by the Browns first overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, making him the eleventh defensive lineman to be taken first overall in the 70-plus year history of the NFL Draft.

Brown had a productive rookie season, recording 69 total tackles and 4.5 sacks. His second season was cut short due to injury, but Brown recorded 4.5 sacks in 5 games. Brown had problems staying healthy for the rest of his career, and struggled on the field. From 2002-2004, Brown only played in 26 games and recorded just 8 sacks. He finished his professional football career with the Broncos in 2005.

NFL stats

Year	Team	Games	Combined Tackles	Tackles	Assisted Tackles	Sacks	Forced Fumbles	Fumble Recoveries	Fumble Return Yards	Interceptions	Interception Return Yards	Yards per Interception Return	Longest Interception Return	Interceptions Returned for Touchdown	Passes Defended
2000	CLE	16	69	61	8	4.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
2001	CLE	5	21	14	7	4.5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
2002	CLE	11	41	30	11	2.0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
2003	CLE	13	37	28	9	6.0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
2004	CLE	2	2	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	DEN	14	24	20	4	2.0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Career		61	194	155	39	19.0	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	23

External links

• Denver Broncos bio