Jerry Brown (gridiron football)
Brown in August 2012, four months before his death. | |||||||||
| No. 20, 53, 57 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | October 20, 1987 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 8, 2012 (aged 25) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | St. Louis (MO) Vashon | ||||||||
| College | Illinois | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2010: undrafted | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||
| Career Arena League statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||
Jerry Jerome Brown Jr. (October 20, 1987 – December 8, 2012) was an American professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). In college, he played on the defensive line for the University of Illinois. In his professional career, he was a member of the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys of the NFL, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, and the Jacksonville Sharks and San Antonio Talons of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was signed as a free agent by the Sharks in 2011; in the team's ArenaBowl XXIV victory, he had one tackle assist, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.