Tarell Brown

Brown with the San Francisco 49ers
No. 23, 25
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1985-01-06)January 6, 1985 (age 40) New York City, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	North Mesquite (Mesquite, Texas)
College:	Texas
NFL draft:	2007: 5th round, 147th pick
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (2007–2013) Oakland Raiders (2014) New England Patriots (2015)
Career highlights and awards
BCS national champion (2005) 2005 Rose Bowl champion 2006 Alamo Bowl champion
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 310 Fumble recoveries: 2 Pass deflections: 58 Interceptions: 11 Defensive touchdowns: 1 Stats atPro Football Reference

Tarell Lameek Brown (born January 6, 1985) is a formerAmerican footballcornerback. He was selected by theSan Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the2007 NFL draft. He playedcollege football for theUniversity of Texas.

Brown played forNorth Mesquite High School inMesquite, Texas. He played in the 2003U.S. Army All-American Bowl.^[1]

Brown playeddefensive back for theTexas Longhornscollege football team. He was a member of theNational Championship team that played in the 2006 Rose Bowl National Championship Game againstUSC. Brown was injured in the fourth quarter of the game and left with a broken arm.^[2]

On September 4, 2006, Brown was one of two UT players and one former UT player were arrested inAustin and charged formarijuana possession, a Class B misdemeanor.^[3] The two then-current players, Tarell Brown andTyrell Gatewood, were suspended from the team and did not play on September 9, 2006 game against the2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.^[3] Noted for his continual legal problems, Brown was also charged with a Class A misdemeanor weapons violation for being in possession of a firearm without a permit.^[3] It was later revealed that Brown and Gatewood had beentasered during the arrest, although the reasons for such treatment were not fully established.^[4]

During his career at Texas he played in 45 games, recording 61 tackles and 3 interceptions. He played on teams that won the Rose Bowl twice and the Alamo Bowl once.

Brown was selected by theSan Francisco 49ers in the fifth round (148th overall) of the2007 NFL draft.^[5] During his rookie season, he played in nine games, particularly on special teams and finished the season with two tackles. Brown partially tore hisAnterior Cruciate Ligament and tore hisMedial collateral ligament completely in Week 17. He was recovered by the start of training camp.

In 2008 Brown got his first start in week 10. In week 16 he intercepted a pass from Rams quarterbackMarc Bulger in the final minute of the game, capping off a come-from-behind win in the fourth quarter. It was one of two interceptions for the season.

In 2009, he played in ever game and started four, with 2 more interceptions including one he returned for 51 yards to set up the game winning touchdown against Chicago.

In 2010 he saw less playing time and didn't start all season, but in 2011, he was named the starter at Right Cornerback taking the spot fromShawntae Spencer. He started all sixteen games and had career-highs with 4 interceptions and 14 pass deflections as he helped the 49ers become one of the elite defenses in the NFL. He scored his only career touchdown on a career long 62 yard interception return in the final game against theWashington Redskins.

In the 2012 season, Brown again started every game all the way toSuper Bowl XLVII. In the game, he had three combined tackles, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery as the 49ers fell to theBaltimore Ravens by a score of 34–31.^[6] He had a career high 57 combined tackles that year.

During the 2013 offseason, Brown skipped the 49ers' voluntary offseason workout program, which would have paid him an additional $2 million in wages for the 2013 season. Brown fired his agent, Brian Overstreet, saying Overstreet failed to spot anescalation clause in Brown's contract which would have awarded him the pay increase simply for showing up to the offseason workout.^[7] Brown started the first ten games of 2013, but then missed the next three following a rib injury during a game against New Orleans. In the last three games his playing time was reduced, but for the three playoff games - including the NFC Championship - he was back to playing full time.^[8] After the season was over he signed a one-year deal with theOakland Raiders.^[9]

Brown started 14 games with Oakland in 2014, before ending the season on the injured reserve list.

In 2015, Brown was signed, just before camp began, by the New England Patriots. He played in 3 of the first 4 games before being placed on the injured reserve with a foot injury for the rest of the season. His contract expired at the end of the season.

Brown agreed to a one-year deal worth $3.5 million for theOakland Raiders in March 2014.^[10] He started 14 games with the Raiders, recording 55 tackles and 4 deflected passes.

Brown agreed to terms with theNew England Patriots on July 23, 2015.^[11] On October 17, Brown was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury.

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