Jack Brewer

NFL player


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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1979|1|8
Birthplace= Fort Worth, Texas
College=Minnesota
Position=Safety
years=2002-2003
2004
2005
2006-"present"
teams=Minnesota Vikings
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Arizona Cardinals
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Jack Brewer (born January 8, 1979 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American football safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL.

College

He finished Minnesota career with 155 tackles, the 4th highest total in school history. Spent time between S and WR throughout his collegiate career. First-team All-Big Ten selection by the media and honorable mention All-Big Ten pick by the coaches as a senior also earned the Carl Eller Award as the team's most outstanding defensive player and winner of the Paul Giel Award for unselfishness team play. He was selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl. Started 10 games at FS and 1 at SS in his 1st full season on the defensive side of the ball. He led the Big Ten in tackles per game with 14.1. Averaged over 16 tackles a game in Big Ten play to also lead the conference. Moved to WR as a junior after spending his sophomore season at FS; Third on the team with 22 catches for 286 yards. He was forced to sit out the 1998 season under NCAA rules as a transfer student. Played WR during his freshman year at Southern Methodist University before transferring to Minnesota and had 19 receptions for 352 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Pro career

An exceptional special teams player, was originally signed by the Minnesota Vikings as a rookie free agent in 2002. Spent two years with the Vikings before joining the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles for one season each. Signed by the Cardinals on April 28, 2006.

In his first year he played in 15 games with 1 start as a rookie. Led the team with 26 special teams tackles also had 5 special teams tackles vs. Buffalo, which tied him for 2nd-most in a game in team history and the most special teams tackles in a game since Harold Morrow's 5 vs. Tampa Bay. Started for the 1st time in his career in the season finale at Detroit and posted 6 tackles and a pass defensed.

Next year played 6 games for the Vikings. He was inactive for the first 3 games of the season after suffering a chest injury in preseason, despite this had season high 2 special teams tackles vs. Denver, Blocked a Jeff Feagles punt vs. Giants, which was the Vikings’ first blocked punt since Mike Merriweather in 1989. Placed on injured reserve (11/12) with a torn pectoral muscle.

Not letting lesion affect him; continued to play at an outstanding level on special teams. Saw action in 13 games, missing 3 games (at Arizona, vs. Atlanta, vs. Philadelphia) with a leg injury and was 2nd on the team in special teams tackles with 19 (16 solo).

Finally in 2006 played in just six games with the Eagles but finished tied for fifth on the team with 15 special teams tackles and twice led the team with four special teams tackles.

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Personal

Jack Brewer is also the founder and President of Jack Brewer Enterprises. He joined Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity at the University of Minnesota during his senior year. Jack Brewer is currently employed by Merrill Lynch in New York City as a Financial Advisor trainee.

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