Charles Rashad Jamaal Brown (born April 10, 1987) is a former

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in the

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(NFL) for the

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and

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. He played

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at USC.

Early years

Brown attended

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, where he was two-way tackle and tight end. As a sophomore, he received All-league honors. As a junior, he received second-team All-league honors. As a senior, he tallied 15 receptions for 250 yards, 2 touchdowns, over 70 tackles and 10 sacks. He earned second-team Cal-Hi Sports All-State, All-CIF Division VIII, Los Angeles Times All-San Gabriel Valley Lineman of the Year, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best of the Rest and Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 honors. Regarded as a three-star recruit by ''

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'', Brown was listed as the No. 23 offensive tackle prospect in the nation. Meanwhile, ''

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'' considered him a tight end prospect and gave him a four-star rating, placing him 10th on their tight end ranking. Brown chose USC over

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and

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College career

Brown was originally recruited as a

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by USC, and arrived on campus carrying around . In

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, he was

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and converted from tight end into an

. As a freshman in

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, Brown was a backup to Sam Baker at

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and played on special teams. He appeared in all 13 games, including 4 contests where he saw brief action at

. As a sophomore in 2007, he appeared in 9 games (one start) as backup tackle and on special teams. He started at right tackle in the season opener against the

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. He missed the contest against the

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with a sprained ankle. As a junior in 2008, he started all 13 games at left tackle, after the departure of Baker to the NFL. He allowed 3 sacks and was penalized only once. He contributed to the offense ranking 11h in the nation and received honorable-mention All-Pac-10 honors. As a senior in

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, Brown was listed at No. 8 on ''

's'' preseason offensive tackle power ranking. He started all 13, while allowing two sacks on 463 pass plays and being penalized only twice. He was named first-team All-American by the

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, All-Pac-10 and won the

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, recognizing the conference's top offensive and defensive lineman. He finished his college career after appearing in 48 games with 27 starts.

Professional career

2010 NFL Draft

Brown was regarded as one of the best offensive tackles available in the

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, and draws comparisons to Maurice Williams. Listed at 285 pounds during his senior year at USC, Brown weighed in at 303 pounds at the

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New Orleans Saints

Brown was selected by the

in the second round (64th overall) of the

. He signed a four-year contract on July 26, 2010. As a rookie, he appeared in 3 games and was declared inactive for 13 contests and the playoffs. In 2011, he appeared in 8 games with 5 starts at

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. He replaced injured starter

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in a come from behind win against the

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and went on to start the next 5 games. On November 2, he was placed on the

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with a hip pointer. In 2012, he played in 10 games with 3 starts. He started one game at

against the

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and 2 contests at

in place of an injured Strief. He missed 4 games with a knee injury. He was placed on the

on December 15. In 2013, he started the first 14 games at

, before being benched for poor play and replaced in the starting lineup with rookie

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, for the remaining contests of the regular season and the playoffs. He wasn't re-signed after the season.

New York Giants

On April 1, 2014, the

announced the signing of Brown to a free agent contract. The contract was for one-year, $795,000, with a base salary of $730,000 and a $55,000 signing bonus. On November 22, he was waived after playing in only 2 games.

New York Jets

On June 12, 2015, Brown was signed by the

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following a tryout at minicamp. He was released on September 5.

Dallas Cowboys

On September 14, 2015, he was signed as a

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by the

, to take over the backup swing tackle role from a struggling

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. He didn't have any starts during the season and was just used in some situational run formations. On March 11, 2016, he was re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Cowboys. On July 26, he was placed on the reserve/retired list after announcing his retirement.

References

External links

USC Trojans bioNew York Giants bioNew Orleans Saints bio
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