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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | (1981-03-30)March 30, 1981 (age 44) Waxahachie, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 317 lb (144 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | MacArthur(Lawton, Oklahoma) | ||||||||
| College | Oklahoma (2000–2004) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2005: 1st round, 13th overall pick | ||||||||
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Jammal Filbert Brown (born March 30, 1981) is an American former professionalfootball player who was anoffensive tackle for seven seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theOklahoma Sooners, receivingunanimous All-American recognition. Brown was chosen by theNew Orleans Saints in the first round of the2005 NFL draft. He was selected for thePro Bowl twice and wonSuper Bowl XLIV with the team. He also played for theWashington Redskins.
Brown was born inWaxahachie, Texas.[1] He attendedMacArthur High School inLawton, Oklahoma and was aletterman infootball in thedefensive lineman position. As a senior, he won all-state honors as a defensive lineman. He graduated from MacArthur High School in 2000.
Brown attended theUniversity of Oklahoma, where he played for coachBob Stoops'sOklahoma Sooners football team from 2000 to 2004. He had been recruited as adefensive tackle, but was switched to offensive tackle in his sophomore year, and quickly blossomed, and secured a starting spot on the Sooners' offensive line. As a senior in 2004, he won theOutland Trophy as the nation's most outstanding lineman. He was the anchor of an offensive line that paved the way forAdrian Peterson to set the record for most rushing yardage by a freshman in 2004. His contributions were key to the Sooners winning the 2004Big 12 Championship. He was a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2003 and 2004, he was an All-American in 2003 and a unanimous first-teamAll-American in 2004.[2]
Brown was regarded as one of the best offensive tackles available in the2005 NFL draft,[3] and drew comparisons toJordan Gross.[4]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
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| 6 ft5+7⁄8 in (1.98 m) | 316 lb (143 kg) | 5.06 s | 1.78 s | 2.94 s | 4.67 s | 7.93 s | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 26 reps | 12 | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine[4] | ||||||||||||
Brown was selected by theNew Orleans Saints with the 13th overall pick.[5] Brown was the first Sooner offensive lineman taken in the draft sinceStockar McDougle went to theDetroit Lions as the 20th overall pick in the2000 NFL draft. Remarkably, Brown was the highest selection among OU offensive lineman sinceStan West was the No. 8 pick by theLos Angeles Rams in1950.[6]
He was selected to attend the2006 Pro Bowl alongside the player he protected,quarterbackDrew Brees, after anchoring the line that got the Saints to theNFC Championship Game. Brown's prototypical size at left tackle makes him good at both run and pass blocking. He led the league in rushing average behind left tackle while only allowing 3 sacks. He was again selected with Brees to participate in the2008 Pro Bowl.
A torn ACL kept Brown out of action in 2009. The emergence ofJermon Bushrod in his absence resulted in him losing his starting job and an eventual trade to the Washington Redskins.
Brown was traded to theWashington Redskins on June 19, 2010, for a third or a fourth round pick in the2011 NFL draft, depending on which pick is sent to theEagles as a part of the trade for quarterback,Donovan McNabb.[7] The pick was used to selectMartez Wilson.Brown was made the starting right tackle of the offensive line. At the end of2010 season, he played in 15 games and started 14 of them.[8]
On July 31, 2011, the Redskins re-signed Brown to a five-year, $20.25 million contract.[9]As with the 2010 season, he was hampered by the hip surgery he received in 2009.[10]In Week 15 of the2011 season against theNew England Patriots, he suffered a groin injury during pre-game warmups and was replaced byTyler Polumbus.[11]At the end of the2011 season, Brown played and started a total of 12 games.[12]
At the start of 2012 training camp, Brown was placed on thephysically unable to perform list due to hip soreness on July 26, 2012.[13] Despite initial reports saying he would not need to undergo surgery,[14] Brown had hip surgery on August 27 and expected to miss four to six weeks while recovering.[15] By the start of the2012 season, he was kept on the PUP list meaning he would not be allowed to play in the first six games of the season. On November 28, the Redskins decided to leave him on the season-ending PUP list.[16] Due to how Brown's contract was restructured last season, the last three years on his contract became void on February 8, 2013, which set him up to become an unrestricted free agent for2013 season.[17][18]
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