Dadrian LaBreece "Dee" Brown (born May 12, 1978) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
running back
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and block. Ther ...
and current coach. He went to high school at
Lake Brantley High School
Lake Brantley High School (LBHS) is located in Altamonte Springs, Florida, a suburban community approximately 13 miles (20 km) north of Orlando. It is a public high school serving grade levels 9–12 in Seminole County, FL, operated by Se ...
, where he played quarterback. He played college football at
Syracuse and was moved to running back upon joining
a team led by
Donovan McNabb. He was
drafted by the
Carolina Panthers
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in the sixth round (175th overall) of the
2001 NFL Draft.
After his playing career, he went into coaching, initially serving as a special assistant for the
Denver Broncos
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. He then spent several years as a high school coach before joining the college ranks in 2021 as offensive coordinator for
NCAA Division II
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Livingstone. After one season, he moved to
Division I FCS
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* Campbell Brown (footballer), an Australian rules footballer
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as running backs coach.
References
1978 births
Living people
American football running backs
Lake Brantley High School alumni
Syracuse Orange football players
Carolina Panthers players
Pittsburgh Steelers players
Cleveland Browns players
Kansas City Chiefs players
Washington Redskins players
Players of American football from Clearwater, Florida
People from Altamonte Springs, Florida
Sportspeople from Seminole County, Florida
Livingstone Blue Bears football coaches
Campbell Fighting Camels football coaches
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