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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | North Mesquite(Mesquite, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College | Texas | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2007: 5th round, 147th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Tarell Lameek Brown (born January 6, 1985) is an American former professionalfootball player who was acornerback in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theTexas Longhorns and was selected by theSan Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the2007 NFL draft.
Brown played football forNorth Mesquite High School inMesquite, Texas where he was named to theUSA Today All-USA High School Football Team in 2002. After his high school career was over, he played in the 2003U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[1]
Brown playeddefensive back for theTexas Longhornscollege football team from 2003 to 2006. He was a member of theNational Championship team that played in the 2006 BCS National Championship Game againstUSC. Brown was injured in the fourth quarter of the game and left with a broken arm.[2]
In his freshman year, he played in 10 games, helping the Longhorns to a 10-3 record, #10 ranking and an appearance in the2003 Holiday Bowl.
In his sophomore year, Brown co-led the team, along withCedric Griffin andMichael Huff in interceptions with 2, and helped the team to a #4 ranking and an upset victory over Michigan in the2005 Rose Bowl.[3]
The next year he helped Texas to win the 2005 Big 12 Championship and the 2005 BCS Championship while recording a career high 54 tackles, 2 TFLs, an interception and forced fumble.[4]
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.[5] 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.[5] 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.[5] It was later revealed that Brown and Gatewood had beentasered during the arrest, although the reasons for such treatment were not fully established.[6] That season he helped Texas to win the2006 Alamo Bowl and finish ranked #13.
During his career at Texas he played in 45 games, recording 61 tackles and 3 interceptions.
Brown was selected by theSan Francisco 49ers in the fifth round (148th overall) of the2007 NFL draft.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]
Brown agreed to a one-year deal worth $3.5 million for theOakland Raiders in March 2014.[11][12] He started 14 games with the Raiders, recording 55 tackles and 4 deflected passes, before ending the season on the injured reserve list.
In 2015, Brown was signed, just before camp began, by theNew England Patriots.[13] He played in 3 of the first 4 games before being placed on the injured reserve on October 17 with a foot injury for the rest of the season. His contract expired after the season was over, he became a free agent and not asked to re-sign.[14]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2007 | SFO | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | SFO | 15 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | SFO | 16 | 4 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | SFO | 15 | 0 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | SFO | 16 | 16 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | SFO | 16 | 16 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SFO | 13 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 2014 | OAK | 14 | 14 | 55 | 47 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NWE | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | 63 | 310 | 272 | 38 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 | 147 | 1 | 62 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2011 | SFO | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | SFO | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SFO | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
