Tony Brown (wide receiver)

American football player (born 1997)

American football player

Tony Brown

Brown with Washington in 2020

Personal information
Born:|  (1997-08-08) August 8, 1997 (age 26)
Norwalk, California
Height:| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:| 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:| La Mirada High School (La Mirada, California)
College:| Colorado
Position:| Wide receiver
Undrafted:| 2020
Career history

* Cleveland Browns (2020)*
* New York Giants (2020)*
* Washington Football Team (2020–2021)
* Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022)
* Calgary Stampeders (2023)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:| American
Career NFL statistics as of 2020

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Tony Brown (born August 8, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Texas Tech and Colorado, and signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He has also been a member of the New York Giants and Washington Football Team.

## College career[edit]

Brown began his collegiate career at Texas Tech. He played for the Red Raiders for two seasons and caught 27 passes for 378 yards and a touchdown in 24 games played.[1] After his sophomore season, Brown announced his intent to transfer from Texas Tech and ultimately transferred to the University of Colorado.[2]

After sitting out one year due to NCAA transfer rules, Brown finished third on the team with 32 receptions and 333 receiving yards along with one touchdown in his first season playing for the Buffaloes.[3] As a redshirt senior, he led the team with 55 catches, 698 receiving yards and five touchdown receptions.[4]

## Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press

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6 ft 0+3⁄4 in
(1.85 m)  | 198 lb
(90 kg)  | 31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)  | 9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m) | 4.52 s | 1.60 s | 2.60 s | 4.27 s | 7.21 s | 36.0 in
(0.91 m) | 9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m) | 14 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[5]

### Cleveland Browns[edit]

Brown was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020.[6] He was waived by the Browns on July 31, 2020.[7]

### New York Giants[edit]

Brown was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants on August 1, 2020,[8] but was waived on August 27, 2020.[9]

### Washington Football Team[edit]

Brown was signed by the Washington Football Team on August 31, 2020.[10] He was waived during final roster cuts and was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 6, 2020, before being promoted to the active roster on October 24, 2020.[11][12] He was waived on November 9, 2020.[13] On January 11, 2021, Brown signed a reserve/futures contract with Washington.[14] Brown was released on August 31, 2021.[15]

### Hamilton Tiger-Cats[edit]

On August 10, 2022, Brown signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[16]

### Calgary Stampeders[edit]

On February 9, 2023, Brown signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[17] On May 21, 2023, Brown was released by the Stampeders.[18]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Tony Brown announces intention to transfer from Texas Tech". ESPN.com. May 12, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
2. ^ "Tony Brown, former Texas Tech receiver, transferring to Colorado". Denver Post. June 20, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
3. ^ "Tony Brown turning into leading man among CU Buffs receivers". Denver Post. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
4. ^ Hersch, Corey (August 1, 2020). "Giants claim wide receiver Tony Brown off waivers". SportsNet New York. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
5. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Tony Brown College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
6. ^ "CU's Montez & Brown sign as undrafted free agents". KOAA.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
7. ^ "Tony Brown: Dropped by Browns". Retrieved October 24, 2020.
8. ^ "Giants claim WR Tony Brown off waivers, sign Chandler Catanzaro". Retrieved October 24, 2020.
9. ^ "Giants sign RB Tavien Feaster, waive WR Tony Brown". Retrieved October 24, 2020.
10. ^ "Washington signs Tony Brown, waives Darvin Kidsy". Retrieved October 24, 2020.
11. ^ "Tony Brown: Joins practice squad". Retrieved October 24, 2020.
12. ^ "Washington Promotes Two Young Receivers". Retrieved October 24, 2020.
13. ^ "Washington Signs WR Jeff Badet, Releases WR Tony Brown". WashingtonFootball.com. November 9, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
14. ^ "Washington Signs 13 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". WashingtonFootball.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
15. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations (August 31, 2021). "Washington Makes Multiple Roster Moves". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
16. ^ TSN ca Staff (2022-08-10). "Tiger-Cats add WRs Brown, Turner - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
17. ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
18. ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 21, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Washington Football Team bio
* Colorado Buffaloes bio

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Active roster|

* 3 Kenneth George Jr.
* 5 Malik Carney
* 6 Jameer Thurman
* 9 James Butler
* 11 Kai Locksley
* 12 Tim White
* 13 Chris Osei-Kusi
* 14 Dexter Lawson Jr.
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* 22 Will Sunderland
* 23 Richard Leonard
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* 26 Kaare Vedvik
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* 32 Fraser Sopik
* 33 Marc Leigghio
* 35 Tyreik McAllister
* 36 Bailey Feltmate
* 38 Félix Garand-Gauthier
* 41 Enoch Penney-Laryea
* 43 Carthell Flowers-Lloyd
* 44 Casey Sayles
* 45 Penei Pavihi
* 51 David Beard
* 54 Chris Van Zeyl
* 55 Dayton Black
* 56 Ja'Gared Davis
* 57 Brandon Revenberg
* 58 Gordon Whyte
* 59 Jordan Murray
* 62 Tyrone Riley
* 64 Coulter Woodmansey
* 80 Omar Bayless
* 81 Hergy Mayala
* 85 Kiondre Smith
* 90 Mason Bennett
* 94 Mohamed Diallo
* 97 Ted Laurent
* 98 Dylan Wynn
* 99 Jamal Davis II

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* 25 Jarrod Hewitt
* 39 Nic Cross
* 48 Chris Kolarevic
* 66 Brandon Kemp
* 87 Derel Walker
* 88 Tyler Ternowski

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* 1 Duke Williams
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* 7 Javien Elliott
* 15 Kyle Wilson
* 61 Joel Figueroa
* 69 Kyle Saxelid
* 91 Anthony Federico

Practice roster|

* 8 Lawrence Woods
* 20 De'Montre Tuggle
* 27 David Vereen
* 29 Patrick Burke Jr.
* 49 Tre' Crawford
* 53 Jakub Szott
* 60 Noah Zerr
* 65 Kendrick Sartor
* 77 Valentin Gnahoua
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* 92 Chris Mulumba
* 96 Cedric Wilcots

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* 40 McKinley Williams
* 47 Seth Small
* 83 Justin McGriff

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