Donatello Brown
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| Born: | May 15, 1991 Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 189 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | North Cobb (Kennesaw, Georgia) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Valdosta State | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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Donatello Brown (born May 15, 1991) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Valdosta State. He is the uncle of wide receiver John Brown.
Professional career
[edit]Green Bay Packers
[edit]Brown signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[1] He was waived by the Packers on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on November 17, 2017.[4]
He was re-signed on March 12, 2018.[5] After training camp, he was waived by the Packers on September 1, 2018.[6]
Atlanta Legends
[edit]Brown signed with the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[7]
Dallas/Arlington Renegades
[edit]Brown was drafted in the 9th round during phase four in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Dallas Renegades.[8] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[9]
Brown was drafted again by the Renegades on Nov 16, 2022 in the 2023 XFL Draft for the 2023 XFL season.[10]
NFL career statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2017 | GB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Packers sign five draft picks, 15 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Packers sign LB Brooks, claim LB Odom, place OL Barclay on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Packers activate LB Biegel; sign LS Hart and CB Brown". Packers.com. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Packers' Donatello Brown: Slapped with exclusive rights tender". cbssports.com. March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 14, 2019.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Donatello Brown Drafted". Twitter.com. November 16, 2022.