Sean Eric Brewer (born October 5, 1977) is a former professional

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. He was drafted by the

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in the third round of the

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. He played

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for the

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. Brewer has also been a member of the

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and

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. He is now a high school football coach for Martin Luther King High School in Riverside.

Early life and college career

Born in

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, Brewer graduated from

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. He first attended

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in 1997 and played one year of football there. In 1998, Brewer transferred to

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and majored in

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. From 1998 to 2000, Brewer played on the

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team.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Brewer was drafted by the

in the third round (66th overall) in the

. However shortly after being drafted by the Bengals, it was discovered that Brewer had a pack-a-day

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. As a rookie in 2001, Brewer did not see any game action due to a pulled

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. Brewer sat out of the May 2002 mini-camp and voluntary workouts due to a slightly torn

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. He returned to practice on May 21, 2002. The Bengals promoted Brewer to be the number-one

after waiving

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. Brewer was competing with

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, and

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for the starting tight end position. Despite suffering from a bruised

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, Brewer played in the first three games of the 2002 season. In Week 3 on September 22, Brewer sprained his left knee. Projected to be out for 3 to 4 weeks, Brewer had knee surgery on October 28, 2002 and was placed on

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one week later. After battling with Schobel for the starting job once again in 2003, he was waived on August 31, 2003.

Atlanta Falcons

One day after being waived by the Bengals, Brewer was claimed by the

. During the 2003 season he made nine appearances, mostly on special teams and goal line plays. On March 2, 2004, Brewer re-signed with the Falcons. He was waived on June 30, 2004.

Washington Redskins

On July 21, 2004, Brewer signed with the

. He was released on August 1, after the first day of training camp.

San Diego Chargers

Following his release from the Redskins, Brewer was invited to try out with the

on May 4, 2005. The Chargers signed Brewer on May 13. Brewer missed some practices due to knee injury and was released on August 30, 2005.

After football

In 2012, Brewer was strength and conditioning coach at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brewer, Sean 1977 births Living people American football tight ends Atlanta Falcons players Cincinnati Bengals players Riverside City Tigers football players San Diego Chargers players San Jose State Spartans football players Washington Redskins players High school football coaches in California Players of American football from Riverside, California