Courtney Brown (defensive end)

Courtney Lanair Brown (born February 14, 1978) is an American former professional footballdefensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons, primarily with the Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 1999. Brown was selected by Cleveland first overall in the 2000 NFL draft, but his tenure was marked by injuries, leading to his release after five seasons.

Defensive endDefensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is played. HistoryEarly formations, with six- and seven-man lines, used the end as a containment player, whose job was first to prevent an "end run" around his position, then secondarily to force plays inside. When most teams adopted a five-man line, two different styles of end...

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