Eddie Brown (American football)

Eddie Brown (American football)

Infobox NFLretired


name=Eddie Brown
|caption=
position=Wide receiver
number=81
birthdate=birth date and age|1962|12|18
Miami, Florida
debutyear=1985
finalyear=1992
draftyear=1985
draftround=1
draftpick=13
college=Miami
teams=
* Cincinnati Bengals (1985-1992)
stat1label=Receptions
stat1value=363
stat2label=Receiving Yards
stat2value=6,134
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=41
nfl=BRO412896
highlights=
* 1x Pro Bowl selection (1988)
* 1985 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
HOF=
CollegeHOF=

Eddie Lee Brown (born December 18, 1962 in Miami, Florida) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1985-1991. He played football collegiately at the University of Miami.

College career

Brown was part of the 1983 Miami Hurricanes football team that upset the University of Nebraska in the 1984 Orange Bowl to earn Miami's first National Championship. The following year, Brown was named as a consensus first-team All-American and was the first WR in UM history to amass over 1,000 yards receiving, with 220 of those yards (on 10 catches) coming in the famous "Hail Flutie" shootout with Boston College. Brown would leave Miami setting school career records for receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs.

Professional career

In the 1985 NFL Draft, Brown was the 2nd receiver taken (after Al Toon) and the 13th pick overall by the Cincinnati Bengals, three picks ahead of Jerry Rice.

In 1985 he won the NFL Rookie of the Year Award, recording 53 catches for 942 yards and 8 touchdowns. In 1988, he recorded 53 receptions for 1,273 yards and 9 touchdowns, assisting the Bengals to a championship appearance in Super Bowl XXIII and earning him a trip to the Pro Bowl. His 1,273 receiving yards and his 24 yards per catch average were both franchise records. Brown's record for receiving yards was later surpassed by Chad Johnson's 1,355 yards in 2003, but it took Johnson 37 more receptions than Brown (90) to reach this mark. Brown also set a franchise record for most receiving yards in a single game (216) in the 1988 season, which stood until surpassed by Johnson's 260 receiving yards in a game during the 2006 season.

Brown continued to play for the Bengals until after the 1991 season. He finished his 7 NFL seasons with 363 catches for 6,134 yards and 41 touchdowns, along with 164 rushing yards.

External links

* [http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROWNEDD02 Brown's stats]
* [http://profootballreference.com/players/BrowEd00.htm More Career Stats]


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