Blair Brown (American football)

Blair Brown (born May 27, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Ohio University.[1]

Blair Brown
No. 52 – Pittsburgh Maulers
Position:Inside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-27) May 27, 1994
Moreno Valley, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:Rancho Verde
(Moreno Valley, California)
College:Ohio
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 148
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:17
Sacks:0.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

Brown was ranked first in FBS in tackling efficiency with just three misses and 96 solo tackles while at Ohio University.[2] In 2016, only Reuben Foster had higher overall and run-defense grades according to Pro Football Focus than Brown's 92.4 and 91.5. Brown's 131 total tackles tied for the second-most among FBS inside linebackers. Brown was ranked third in FBS in run-stop percentage and had 47 stops.[3]

Professional career

Brown was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round, 148th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[4] He played in 28 games for the team before he was released on May 9, 2019.[5]

Brown was charged with domestic battery on May 30, 2019,[6] but had the charges dismissed in July 2020 and the NFL announced in October 2020 he would not receive league discipline for the incident.[7] He worked out for the Houston Texans on October 17, 2020.[7]

Brown was drafted by the Pittsburgh Maulers in the 31st round of the 2022 USFL Draft on February 24, 2022.[8] He was transferred to the team's practice squad before the start of the regular season on April 16.[9] He remained on the inactive roster on April 22.[10] He was transferred to the active roster on April 30.[11]

References
  1. "Football: Meet Blair Brown, one of the NFL draft's most underrated prospects". ThePostAthens.com. April 19, 2017.
  2. PFF.com (April 1, 2017). "PFF Scouting Report:Blair Brown, LB, Ohio". PFF.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  3. PFF.com (April 1, 2017). "PFF Scouting Report:Blair Brown, LB, Ohio". PFF.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  4. Oehser, John (April 29, 2017). "No. 148: Jaguars select LB Blair Brown". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  5. Alper, Josh (May 9, 2019). "Jaguars release Blair Brown, Donald Payne". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  6. DiRocco, Michael (May 30, 2019). "Ex-Jags LB Brown charged with domestic battery". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. Wilson, Aaron (October 17, 2020). "Texans working out Blair Brown, Eli Mencer". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. @USFLMaulers (February 24, 2022). "Compensatory Pick: The Pittsburgh Maulers selected OLB Blair Brown with the 9th Pick in the 31st Round of the #USFLDraft" (Tweet). Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. @USFLMaulers (April 16, 2022). "Roster Updates: Transferred to practice squad:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. @USFLMaulers (April 22, 2022). "Transferred to inactive roster" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. @USFLMaulers (April 30, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Twitter.


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