American football player (born 1991)
American football player
Marlon D. Brown
(born April 22, 1991) is a former
American football
wide receiver
. He signed with the
Baltimore Ravens
as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played
college football
at
Georgia
.
Early career
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He attended Harding Academy of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. He was selected to the 2009 USA Today All-USA Second-team.
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He also was selected to the 2008 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100.
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He was named to the 2007 Tennessee Sports Writers Association Division 2-A All-State.
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In 2009, he was a recipient of the Vickie and Leon Farmer Football Scholarship.
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In 2010, he was selected as team's Most Improved Player Award.
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Professional career
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Baltimore Ravens
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2013 season
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On April 28, 2013, Brown signed with the
Baltimore Ravens
as an undrafted free agent following the
2013 NFL Draft
.
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Brown was one of the 2 rookie free agents to make the 53-man opening day roster.
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Brown made his NFL debut against the
Denver Broncos
on September 5, 2013. In that game, Brown recorded his first-career reception and his first-career touchdown.
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In Week 14 of the
2013 season
, he caught the game-winning touchdown from quarterback
Joe Flacco
with 4 seconds remaining in regulation for a 29?26 victory over the
Minnesota Vikings
; Brown won
NFL Rookie of the Week
honors for his performance. Brown led the Ravens in receiving touchdowns and tied the Ravens rookie record for receiving touchdowns in a season with seven, achieving that record against the
Cincinnati Bengals
;
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Brown also became the first rookie in Ravens franchise history to score a TD in each of his first two career games.
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He finished the season with 49 receptions for 524 yards, which ranked 3rd and 2nd on the team, respectively.
2014 season
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In 2014, the Ravens signed wide receiver
Steve Smith Sr
and Brown was demoted to backup wide receiver. In Brown's second NFL season, he only had 24 receptions for 255 yards with no touchdowns as part of an offense that broke franchise single-season records in yards (5,838) and points scored (409).
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Brown started his first-career post-season game against the
New England Patriots
on January 10, 2015.
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In two playoff games, he caught 6 passes for 48 yards.
2015 season
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Brown suffered a back injury in a Week 11 win against the
St. Louis Rams
. Brown was inactive for every game until December 29, 2015, when he was placed on
injured reserve
, ending his season.
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The injury ended Brown's third season in the NFL with 14 receptions for 112 yards on 30 targets for zero touchdowns.
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Denver Broncos
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Brown signed a one-year contract with the
Denver Broncos
on July 27, 2016.
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On August 4, 2016, Brown was waived due to a back injury he suffered during training camp. He was re-signed by the Broncos on November 21, 2016.
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He was placed on injured reserve on December 10, 2016.
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Following the pre-season, on September 2, 2017, Brown was released by the Broncos.
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Chicago Bears
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On April 19, 2018, Brown signed with the
Chicago Bears
.
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Following the pre-season, on September 1, 2018, he was placed on injured reserve with a concussion.
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He was released on October 16, 2018.
References
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"Georgia Bulldogs Profile"
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georgiadogs.com
. Archived from
the original
on May 5, 2016.
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"Six undrafted Bulldogs sign NFL contracts"
.
redandblack.com
. April 28, 2013
. Retrieved
May 3,
2013
.
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a
b
c
"Baltimore Ravens: Marlon Brown"
.
BaltimoreRavens.com
. Archived from
the original
on January 22, 2018
. Retrieved
December 30,
2015
.
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"Brown's Impressive Debut Gives Ravens WR Depth"
.
Bleacher Report
. Retrieved
December 30,
2015
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Mink, Ryan (January 6, 2014).
"Marlon Brown Tied Torrey Smith's Rookie Record"
.
Baltimore Ravens
. Archived from
the original
on August 17, 2017
. Retrieved
April 20,
2018
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"Ravens vs. Patriots ? Box Score ? January 10, 2015 ? ESPN"
.
ESPN.com
. Retrieved
December 30,
2015
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Alper, Josh (December 29, 2015).
"Ravens place Marlon Brown on injured reserve"
.
NBC Sports
. Retrieved
December 30,
2015
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"Marlon Brown"
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ESPN.com
. Retrieved
December 29,
2015
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Mason, Andrew (July 27, 2016).
"Broncos sign former Ravens WR Marlon Brown"
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DenverBroncos.com
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DiLalla, Aric (November 21, 2016).
"Broncos sign WR Marlon Brown, waive CB Taurean Nixon"
.
DenverBroncos.com
. Archived from
the original
on August 24, 2017.
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DiLalla, Aric (December 10, 2016).
"LB Quentin Gause signed to active roster; Marlon Brown to IR"
.
DenverBroncos.com
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Mason, Andrew (September 2, 2017).
"Broncos trim roster at deadline"
.
DenverBroncos.com
. Archived from
the original
on November 30, 2017.
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Alper, Josh (April 19, 2018).
"Bears sign Marlon Brown"
.
ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com
.
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Mayer, Larry (September 1, 2018).
"Bears announce 53-man roster"
.
ChicagoBears.com
.
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