Corwin Brown (born April 25, 1970) is an

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coach who was most recently the defensive backs coach for the

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of the

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(NFL). Following an eight-year career in the NFL as a

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from

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–

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, Brown worked as an assistant coach for

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, the

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, and Notre Dame before joining the Patriots.

College career

After graduating from Julian High School in Chicago, Brown attended the

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, where he played football as a defensive back. He was a two-year starter, co-captain of the 1992 team, and All- Big 10 in 1992.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Brown was drafted in the fourth round (110th overall) in the

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by the

. He started a career-high 12 games at safety as a rookie, recording 56 tackles, also a career-high. He went on to play three more seasons for the Patriots and head coach

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(and in

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, secondary coach

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), starting only two games over that span and picking up 38 tackles.

New York Jets

Brown followed Parcells and Belichick to the

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, starting one game over two seasons and recording 29 tackles and one interception.

Detroit Lions

The final two years of Brown's career were spent with the

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. After starting one game in

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, Brown started four games in

, recording a half sack, two interceptions, and 21 tackles. He retired following the season at age 30.

Coaching career

Virginia

Brown worked as a

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coach under former Patriots and Jets assistant coach

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at the

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from 2001 through 2003.

New York Jets

Brown joined the Jets as a defensive backs coach in

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under head coach

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and spent three years with the team, including one under then-new head coach and former Patriots assistant

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Notre Dame

On January 19, 2007, Brown was named the

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and outside

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s coach for the

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Fighting Irish under head coach and former Patriots assistant

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. In 2008, Brown shifted his positional responsibilities to defensive backs. He was named associate head coach in 2009 while serving as co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. Weis was fired by Notre Dame after the season and Brown did not return to the team.

New England Patriots

Following his tenure at Notre Dame, Bill Belichick hired Brown as a defensive backs coach in January 2010 to help incumbent defensive backs coach

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with safeties. Brown was not retained after one season.

Personal life

On August 12, 2011, a SWAT team descended on Brown's home in the South Bend, Indiana suburb of Granger. Authorities heard shots fired inside the house. The original 911 call involved a domestic disturbance issue. He was hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was sentenced to four years probation.

References

External links

New England Patriots bio
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