Elton Gillett Brown (born May 22, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the

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(NFL) for four seasons. He played college football for the

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, and was recognized as an All-American. The Arizona Cardinals chose him in the fourth round of the

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, and he also played for the New York Sentinels of the United Football League (UFL). He currently is the Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator for The Apprentice School in Newport News, VA.

Early years

Brown was born in Hampton, Virginia. He has a brother named Scorpio Brown who played Wide Receiver for the Baltimore Mariners,

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, and

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. He attended Hampton High School, where he was a standout player for the Hampton Crabbers

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College career

Brown accepted an

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to attend the University of Virginia, where he played for coach

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team from 2001 to 2004. As a senior in 2004, he was recognized as a first-team All- Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection and a consensus first-team All-American. In recognition of his outstanding college football career, the Virginia athletic department retired his jersey, No. 61, on September 24, 2011.

Professional career

The Arizona Cardinals selected Brown in the fourth round (111th pick overall) of the

, and he played for the Cardinals from to . After four seasons with the Cardinals, Brown was cut on September 8, 2009. He had started fourteen of the thirty-four games he played for the Cardinals. He finished his professional playing career with the New York Sentinels of the UFL in .

References

External links

Arizona Cardinals bio

Just Sports Stats
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