Miles Brown (gridiron football)

Miles Brown
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Brown with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2024
No. 90 – Saskatchewan Roughriders
Position:Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1997-09-04) September 4, 1997 (age 27)
Cheverly, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Sidwell Friends
College:Wofford
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career CFL statistics
Total tackles:21
Sacks:2
Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Miles Brown (born September 4, 1997) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Wofford and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

Early life

Brown was born on September 4, 1997, and went to high school at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., where he started all four years of high school totaling 97 tackles, 12 sacks and two INTs as a senior. He also played Running back in high school in which he totaled 136 carries for 1,012 yards, 22 receptions for 314 yards and 28 total TDs. He also was a member of the wrestling team where he went 23–0 as a junior.[1]

College career

Brown went to Wofford for his college career where in all four seasons he started 49 of 50 played games where he recorded 174 total tackles, recorded 38 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks in his career. Brown was a first-team All-Southern Conference and two-time third-team All-American selection.[2]

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, he signed with the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.[3] After making the Cardinals roster, Brown played in three games before being waived on October 1, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad.[4] On November 13, 2019, Brown was promoted to the active roster after Zach Allen was placed on injured reserve.[5]

On September 4, 2020, Brown was waived by the Cardinals.[6]

Tennessee Titans

On November 10, 2020, the Tennessee Titans signed Brown to their practice squad.[7] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.[8]

Detroit Lions

On August 6, 2021, Brown signed with the Detroit Lions.[9] He was waived on August 30, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad, but released the following day.[10]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On February 25, 2022, Brown signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[11]

On December 15, 2023, the Roughriders announced that he had signed a contract extension with the team.[12]

References

  1. ^ AZCardinals (September 4, 2019). "Miles Brown bio". azcardinals.com.
  2. ^ Wofford athletics (September 4, 2019). "Miles Brown bio". woffordterriers.com.
  3. ^ Cox, Seth (May 3, 2019). "Get to know the Arizona Cardinals undrafted free agents: Wofford defensive tackle Miles Brown". revengeofthebirds.com.
  4. ^ "Cardinals Add Familiar Face At Receiver, Sign Pharoh Cooper". AZCardinals.com. October 1, 2019.
  5. ^ Urban, Darren (November 13, 2019). "Cardinals Place Zach Allen On Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com.
  6. ^ Urban, Darren (September 4, 2020). "Cardinals Begin Cuts; Hakeem Butler Among Released". AZCardinals.com.
  7. ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 10, 2020). "Titans Add Three Players to the Team's Practice Squad". TennesseeTitans.com.
  8. ^ "Four players have contracts expire". FantasyGuru.com. January 18, 2021. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Detroit Lions sign NT Miles Brown". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. August 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "Roughriders Add American Defensive Lineman Miles Brown". Saskatchewan Roughriders. February 25, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "Riders extend DL Miles Brown". CFL.ca. December 15, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2024.