Arkeith Brown
{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Arkeith Brown
| image =
| current_team =
| number = 12, 24
| position = Defensive back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|5|1}}
| birth_place = Galveston, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 195
| high_school = El Campo (El Campo, Texas)
| college = Texas A&M
| undraftedyear = 2009
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Blizzard ({{IFL Year|2011}})
- Hartford Colonials ({{UFL Year|2011}})*
- Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|2011}}–{{IFL Year|2017}})
- Baltimore Brigade ({{AFL Year|2017}})
- Arizona Rattlers ({{IFL Year|2018}})
- Albany Empire ({{AFL Year|2018|2019}})
| highlights =
- 4× ArenaBowl champion (2012–2014, 2019)
- United Bowl champion (2017)
- 2× Second-team All-Arena (2012, 2013)
- First-team All-IFL ({{IFL Year|2011}})
- IFL Defensive Rookie of the Year ({{IFL Year|2011}})
- ArenaBowl Defensive Player of the Game (XXV)
| aflstatseason =
| aflstatlabel1 = Tackles
| aflstatvalue1 = 358.5
| aflstatlabel2 = Interceptions
| aflstatvalue2 = 33
| aflstatlabel3 = Pass breakups
| aflstatvalue3 = 94
| aflstatlabel4 = Total TDs
| aflstatvalue4 = 10
| afl = 11997
}}
Arkeith Lamonte Brown Jr. (born May 1, 1986) is an American former professional football defensive back who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Arizona Rattlers, Baltimore Brigade, and Albany Empire. He played college football at Texas A&M University.
Early life
Brown attended El Campo High School in El Campo, Texas.{{cite web | url=https://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Arkeith-Brown-29229 | title=ARKEITH BROWN | publisher=rivals.yahoo.com | accessdate=December 21, 2014}} He played for the Texas A&M Aggies from 2005 to 2008.{{cite web|url=https://tamu.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=59020#stats |title=Arkeith Brown |publisher=tamu.rivals.com |accessdate=December 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221175523/https://tamu.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=59020#stats |archivedate=December 21, 2014 }}
Professional career
Brown was rated the 55th best cornerback in the 2009 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0
| weight = 178
| dash = 4.52
| ten split = 1.53
| twenty split = 2.59
| vertical = 37
| bench = 8
| note = All values from Texas A&M Pro Day{{cite web | url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=57250&draftyear=2009&genpos=CB | title=Arkeith Brown | publisher=nfldraftscout.com | accessdate=August 20, 2017}}
}}
Brown attended New Orleans Saints rookie mini-camp on a tryout basis in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://azrattlers.com/rattlers-sign-db-will-hill-db-arkeith-brown-and-db-damon-merkerson/ |title=Rattlers Sign DB WILL HILL, DB ARKEITH BROWN and DB DA'MON MERKERSON |publisher=azrattlers.com |date=September 28, 2011 |accessdate=December 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221174932/https://azrattlers.com/rattlers-sign-db-will-hill-db-arkeith-brown-and-db-damon-merkerson/ |archivedate=December 21, 2014 }}
Brown played for the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2011. He earned First Team All-IFL honors, was named Defensive Rookie of the Year and led the league in interceptions with 12. He also recorded 67 total tackles and 23 pass break-ups.{{cite web|url=http://www.greenbayblizzard.com/NewsDetail.php?ID=502 |title=Record Setting Blizzard DB to Play in AFL |publisher=greenbayblizzard.com |date=September 27, 2011 |accessdate=December 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221170410/http://www.greenbayblizzard.com/NewsDetail.php?ID=502 |archivedate=December 21, 2014 }}
Brown spent time with the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League in 2011.
Brown signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the AFL on September 28, 2011. He was named Second-Team All-Arena as a rookie after recording 83.5 tackles, 21 pass breakups and 10 interceptions in 2012. He was named Defensive Player of the Game for ArenaBowl XXV. Brown earned Second Team All-Arena honors for the second consecutive year after totaling 79.5 tackles and eight interceptions in 18 games for the Rattlers in 2013. He recorded a career-high 90.5 tackles to go along with five interceptions in 17 games in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/aflrtl/mtt/arkeith_brown_829703.html |title=Arkeith Brown |publisher=arenafootball.com |accessdate=December 21, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221180112/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/aflrtl/mtt/arkeith_brown_829703.html |archivedate=December 21, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.cutsandkeeps.com/internet/2014/playersB.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141221180305/http://www.cutsandkeeps.com/internet/2014/playersB.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 21, 2014 |title=2014 Season |publisher=cutsandkeeps.com |accessdate=December 21, 2014 }} On July 8, 2017, the Rattlers defeated the Sioux Falls Storm in the United Bowl by a score of 50–41.{{cite web | url=http://arizonasports.com/story/1170633/rattlers-sioux-falls-championship-ifl-united-bowl/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821012547/http://arizonasports.com/story/1170633/rattlers-sioux-falls-championship-ifl-united-bowl/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 21, 2017 | title=Rattlers survive rally from Sioux Falls to capture IFL United Bowl title | publisher=arizonasports.com | date=July 8, 2017 | accessdate=August 20, 2017 | author=Marotta, Vince}} He was released by the Rattlers on October 6, 2017.{{cite web | url=http://goifl.com/transactions/2016-17/August_2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326211245/http://goifl.com/transactions/2016-17/August_2017 | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 26, 2018 | title=Transactions | publisher=goifl.com | accessdate=March 26, 2018}}
Brown was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade on August 2, 2017.{{cite web | url=http://afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803210143/http://afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 3, 2017 | title=Transactions | publisher=afldigital.com | accessdate=August 3, 2017}}
Brown was signed by the Rattlers on February 2, 2018, released on February 8 and signed on February 13, 2018.{{cite web | url=http://goifl.com/transactions/2016-17/2018_Transactions | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326211752/http://goifl.com/transactions/2016-17/2018_Transactions | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 26, 2018 | title=Transactions | publisher=goifl.com | accessdate=March 26, 2018}}
On July 19, 2018, Brown was assigned to the Albany Empire.
References
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External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=brownark001&scoresort=6 Stats Crew profile]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/arkeith-brown-1.html College Stats]
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{{ArenaBowl XXVI}}
{{ArenaBowl XXVII}}
{{ArenaBowl XXXII}}
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Category:American football defensive backs
Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players
Category:Green Bay Blizzard players
Category:Arizona Rattlers players
Category:Baltimore Brigade players
Category:Albany Empire (AFL) players
Category:Players of American football from Galveston, Texas
Category:People from El Campo, Texas