:Melik Brown

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1984)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Melik Brown

| current_team = Free agent

| image =

| caption =

| position = Fullback

| number = 6

| high_school = Chatham (VA) Hargrave Military Academy

| college = North Carolina

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|9|14}}

| birth_place = Camden, New Jersey, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 280

| undraftedyear = 2007

| pastteams =

South Jersey Lynx (2007)
Central Penn Piranha (2008)
Harrisburg Stampede (2009)
BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2009}})*
Baltimore Mariners (2010)
Trenton Steel (2011)
Philadelphia Soul ({{AFL Year|2011}}–{{AFL Year|2013}})
Trenton Freedom ({{PIFL Year|2014}}–{{PIFL Year|2015}})

| highlights =

AIFA champion (2010)
3× First Team All-PIFL (FB & Iron-man) ({{PIFL Year|2014}}, {{PIFL Year|2015}})

| aflstatlabel1 = Tackles

| aflstatvalue1 = 24

| aflstatlabel2 = Sacks

| aflstatvalue2 = 2.0

| aflstatlabel3 = Rushes

| aflstatvalue3 = 13

| aflstatlabel4 = Rush yards

| aflstatvalue4 = 54

| aflstatlabel5 = Rush TDs

| aflstatvalue5 = 4

| afl = 11652

}}

Melik Brown (born September 14, 1984) is an American former professional football fullback.

College career

Brown was a four-year starter at the University of North Carolina, where he played linebacker and defensive end.{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Soul Player Bio |url=http://www.philadelphiasoul.com/home.cfm?go=team&show=player&id=36 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 26, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313184226/http://www.philadelphiasoul.com/home.cfm?go=team&show=player&id=36 |archivedate=March 13, 2012}} He set the defensive lineman squat record of 655 lbs.{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=Adam |title=Lucas: Join The Fraternity |url=http://www.tarheelblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/071906aab.html |accessdate=December 26, 2011}}

Professional career

He was signed by the South Jersey Lynx as a street free agent in 2007.

Brown has also played for the Central Penn Piranha and the BC Lions.

In 2009, Brown started playing indoor football, when he joined the Harrisburg Stampede of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA). The Stampede struggled that season, leading Brown to sign with the Baltimore Mariners the following season.{{Cite web |last=Michael Sedor |date=March 9, 2010 |title=Harrisburg Stampede fall to Baltimore Mariners in season opener |url=http://blog.pennlive.com/pasports/2010/03/photos_harrisburg_stampede_fal.html |website=www.pennlive.com |publisher=PA Media Group |accessdate=January 8, 2014}}

On February 11, 2011, Brown signed with the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL).{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2011 |title=Philadelphia Soul Sign Three to 2011 Roster |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4152328 |website=www.oursportscentral.com |publisher=OurSports Central |accessdate=January 8, 2013}} He was released two months later. He signed with the Southern Indoor Football League's Trenton Steel on April 26, 2011.{{Cite web |last=O'Gorman |first=George |date=April 28, 2011 |title=Trenton Steel meet Fayetteville Force again, under different circumstances |url=http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2011/04/28/sports/doc4dba2bcdad309887854739.txt?viewmode=fullstory |website=The Trentonian |accessdate=December 26, 2011}} Brown spent the next two years on and off with the Soul.

On January 6, 2014, Brown signed with the Trenton Freedom of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). In 2015, Brown was twice named to the First Team All-PIFL as both a fullback and Iron-man.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120313184226/http://www.philadelphiasoul.com/home.cfm?go=team&show=player&id=36 Philadelphia Soul bio]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090620182701/http://bclions.com/roster/show/id/2597 BC Lions bio]

Category:1984 births

Category:Living people

Category:Players of American football from Camden, New Jersey

Category:Players of Canadian football from New Jersey

Category:American football defensive linemen

Category:Canadian football defensive linemen

Category:North Carolina Tar Heels football players

Category:BC Lions players

Category:Philadelphia Soul players

Category:Harrisburg Stampede players

Category:Trenton Freedom players

Category:21st-century American sportsmen