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| Born | March 31, 1970 Fairfax, Virginia |
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| Year(s) | 1992–2000 | ||
| NFL Draft | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | ||
| College | Notre Dame | ||
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| Receptions | 43 | ||
| Receiving yards | 401 | ||
| Touchdowns | 1 | ||
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Derek Vernon Browne[1] (born March 31, 1970 in Fairfax, Virginia) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He was drafted 14th overall in the 1992 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Oakland Raiders, and the Arizona Cardinals. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
Brown missed the entire 1995 season as the result of a hit from Denver Broncos safety Tim Hauck during a preseason game. He suffered bruised ribs, a collapsed lung and damage to his spleen and kidney. He was in the hospital for 10 days and in a wheelchair a few weeks after that. [2]
References
- ^ "Derek Brown". databasefootball.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROWNDER01. Retrieved on 2008-07-17.
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/e/a/1998/08/13/SPORTS14265.dtl
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