Kyron Brown
Kyron Brown (born May 26, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Akron.
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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Born: | May 26, 1996 | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Boynton Beach HS (Boynton Beach, Florida) | ||||||||
College: | Akron | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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College career
Brown was a member of the Akron Zips for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. He recorded 121 tackles, six interceptions, 1 forced fumble and 25 passes defensed in 51 games played (26 starts).[1]
Professional career
Brown signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2019.[2] He was cut at the end of training camp during final roster cuts, but was re-signed by the Jets to their practice squad on September 1, 2019.[3] Brown was promoted to the Jets' active roster on November 13, 2019.[4] Brown made his NFL debut on November 17, 2019 against the Washington Redskins, playing ten snaps on special teams in a 34-17 victory.[5] Brown made his first career start on December 8 against the Miami Dolphins, making five tackles before leaving the game due to a quad injury.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2019.[7] Brown was waived with a failed physical designation on May 5, 2020.[8] He reverted to the reserve/physically unable to perform list the next day after clearing waivers.[9]
References
- Sirabella, Brittany (October 10, 2019). "New York Jets: Kyron Brown is Ready to Play". EmpireSportsMedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- Greenberg, Ethan (May 10, 2019). "Jets Sign 16 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- Stypulkoski, Matt (September 2, 2019). "Jets practice squad: 8 players added to 11-man roster - Luke Falk, Kyron Brown, more". NJ.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- Aber, Spencer (November 13, 2019). "Jets sign B.J. Bello, Kyron Brown as Brian Winters, Chris Herndon head to IR". Jets Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- "Kyron Brown 2019 Game Logs". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- Costello, Brian (December 9, 2019). "Jets defense has milestone performance it needed". New York Post. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- Greenberg, Ethan (December 9, 2019). "Jets Sign WR Jeff Smith, Place CB Kyron Brown on IR". NewYorkJets.com.
- Greenberg, Ethan (May 5, 2020). "Jets Place WRs Quincy Enunwa, Josh Bellamy on Reserve/PUP". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Bouda, Nate (May 6, 2020). "Jets CB Kyron Brown & WR Jalin Moore Revert To Reserve/PUP After Clearing Waivers". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved May 6, 2020.