Jon Brown (American football)
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 7, 1992 Clinton, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Kentucky Louisville | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||
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Jonathan Brown (born December 7, 1992) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football at Louisville.
College career
[edit]Brown played college football and soccer for Kentucky and Louisville.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Cincinnati Bengals
[edit]On May 10, 2016, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Brown as an undrafted free agent.[2] He was then waived by the team on August 30, 2016, and then later re-signed with the team on January 20, 2017. Brown was released by the Bengals again on August 1, 2017, but later was signed to the team's practice squad on December 28, 2017. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 1, 2018. Brown was waived by the Bengals on September 1, 2018.
San Francisco 49ers
[edit]On March 8, 2019, the San Francisco 49ers signed Brown to a two-year contract.[3] He was waived on July 23, 2019.[4]
Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit]On December 31, 2019, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars.[5] On April 28, 2020, Brown was waived by the Jaguars.[6] He was signed to the team's practice squad on October 9,[7] and promoted to the active roster on October 12.[8] He made his NFL debut on October 18 and made one of two field goal attempts. Those kicks were his first attempted kicks of any type in American football at any level. He was the fifth kicker used by the Jaguars in the season which was an NFL record.[9] He was waived on October 22[10] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[11] He was released on November 23.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former UK, U of L soccer player looks to finish improbable path to NFL". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Bengals sign Jonathan Brown, a kicker who defies convention". May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "49ers sign kicker Jonathan Brown to two-year contract for depth". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ Williams, Charean (July 23, 2019). "49ers waive kicker Jonathan Brown". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Jaguars' Jonathan Brown: Heads to Jacksonville". Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Jonathan Brown News". RotoWire. April 28, 2020.
- ^ Johnson, James (October 9, 2020). "Jaguars sign PK Jon Brown to practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Michael David (October 12, 2020). "Jaguars cut Stephen Hauschka, make Jon Brown their fifth kicker this year". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "Lions vs. Jaguars - Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves". Jaguars.com. October 22, 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan Brown: Back in Jacksonville". CBSSports.com. October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (November 23, 2020). "NFL Transactions: Monday 11/23". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Louisville bio
- 49ers bio Archived 2019-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
- CBS Sports bio
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- American football placekickers
- Kentucky Wildcats men's soccer players
- Louisville Cardinals men's soccer players
- People from Clinton, Mississippi
- Louisville Cardinals football players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Soccer players from Mississippi
- Jacksonville Jaguars players