Spencer Brown (born November 13, 1998) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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at UAB and holds multiple school career rushing records. He was signed by the Panthers as an

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in 2021.

Early years

Spencer was born and raised in

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, and attended

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. As a senior he was selected to the first-team All-Birmingham list after he rushed for 1,972 yards on 304 carries and tallied 33 total touchdowns. Brown was ranked as a two-star high school prospect by 247sports.

College career

As a true freshman at UAB in 2017, Brown appeared in all 13 games and made nine starts. He rushed for 1329 yards, which was the third-most yards in school history and added 10 touchdowns. He broke

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's freshman rushing record in his eighth game. On November 4, 2017, he scored three touchdowns in a game against

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. Had his first career 100-yard rushing game in week 2 against

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with 151 yards on 17 carries. He was named to the FWAA Freshman All-America Team, named Conference USA's Freshman of the Year, second-team All-Conference, and named to the

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watchlist. As a sophomore, Brown was named first-team All-Conference USA and awarded the Conference USA Championship Game MVP award. He set a school record with 16 touchdowns and rushed for 1,227 yards. In 2019, Brown became UAB's career rushing leader and set the school record for 100-yard rushing games as he had rushed for 100 yards for the 13th time. As a senior, Brown again won the Conference USA Championship Game MVP award and became UAB's all time rushing touchdown leader. He is the only player in Conference USA history to be named Conference USA Championship Game MVP twice. He finished his collegiate career second among active players in rushing yards and was one of two players to have eclipsed 4,000 career rushing yards.

Professional career

Brown signed with the

after going undrafted in the

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on May 2, 2021. He played in the Panther's first preseason game on August 15, 2021 against the Indianapolis Colts, rushing for 25 yards on nine carries. He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 10, 2022. On August 30, 2022, Brown was waived/injured by the Panthers and placed on injured reserve. He was released on September 9. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 18. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023. On August 29, 2023, Brown was waived for final roster cuts, but signed to the Panthers' practice squad the following day. He was released on September 13. On November 6, Brown was signed again to the practice squad.

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Carolina Panthers bio
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Early years

College career

Professional career

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