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C. C. Brown

{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = C. C. Brown

| image =

| caption =

| number = 24, 41, 39, 38

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|1|27}}

| birth_place = Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 208

| high_school = Greenwood
(Greenwood, Mississippi)

| college = Louisiana-Lafayette

| draftyear = 2005

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 188

| pastteams =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 374

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 1.0

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 8

| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue4 = 4

| statlabel5 = Interceptions

| statvalue5 = 3

| pfr = BrowC

}}

Ceandris Nehemiah Brown (born January 27, 1983) is a former American football safety. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at Louisiana-Lafayette, and was also enlisted in the Mississippi National Guard.

Brown was also a member of the New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Professional career

=Houston Texans=

Brown was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He started in all of his four years with the Texans.

=New York Giants=

Brown became a free agent in 2009 and signed a one-year deal with the New York Giants. He was tendered to a one-year contract by the Giants following the 2009 NFL season, but the tender was withdrawn after the Giants signed Deon Grant.{{cite web |author=Smith, Michael David |title=Giants sign Grant, withdraw tender from Brown |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/01/giants-sign-grant-withdraw-tender-from-brown/ |publisher=Profootballtalk.com |date=April 1, 2010 |accessdate=2010-04-01}}

=Detroit Lions=

On May 10, 2010, Brown signed a contract with the Detroit Lions.[http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2010/05/report_cc_brown_agrees_to_deal.html Report: C.C. Brown agrees to deal with Lions] MLive.com May 10, 2010

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! colspan="2"| Legend

Bold

| Career high

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2005HOU

| 16 || 13 || 80 || 54 || 26 || 0.0 || 3 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0

2006HOU

| 15 || 15 || 77 || 67 || 10 || 1.0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0

2007HOU

| 16 || 16 || 84 || 64 || 20 || 0.0 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 0 || 9 || 8 || 2 || 3 || 19 || 0

2008HOU

| 3 || 3 || 15 || 12 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2009NYG

| 16 || 7 || 69 || 59 || 10 || 0.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0

2010DET

| 15 || 8 || 46 || 37 || 9 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0

2011JAX

| 2 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|8362374295791.09314092384190

Healthcare fraud case

Brown was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of health care fraud by the United States Department of Justice on December 12, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ten-former-nfl-players-charged-alleged-nationwide-fraud-health-care-benefit-program-retired|title=Ten Former NFL Players Charged in Alleged Nationwide Fraud on Health Care Benefit Program for Retired NFL Players|date=2019-12-12|website=www.justice.gov|language=en|access-date=2020-02-21}} He initially pleaded not guilty to the charges,{{cite news |author=Estep, Bill |title=More former NFL players pleading guilty in health fraud case in Kentucky |url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article239668723.html |website=Kentucky.com |date=January 27, 2020 |accessdate=February 21, 2020}} but changed his plea to guilty.{{cite news |author=Estep, Bill |title=With latest plea, a dozen former NFL players have admitted guilt in KY fraud case |url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article247524200.html |website=Kentucky.com |date=December 1, 2020 |accessdate=January 2, 2021}} He was sentenced to 12 months in prison and ordered to pay back $84,777 on June 22, 2020.{{cite news |title=Six Former NFL Players Charged in Superseding Indictment Alleging Nationwide Fraud on Health Care Benefit Program for Retired NFL Players |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/six-former-nfl-players-charged-superseding-indictment-alleging-nationwide-fraud-health-care |website=Justice.gov |date=July 24, 2020 |accessdate=January 2, 2021}}

References

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External links

  • [http://houstontexans.com/team/player.asp?player_id=150 Houston Texans bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913035119/http://www.houstontexans.com/team/player.asp?player_id=150 |date=September 13, 2008 }}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100526085853/http://www.detroitlions.com/team/roster/C.C.-Brown/f38cc972-654f-4f02-9f0d-4c2f3664d32f Detroit Lions Bio]

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Category:1983 births

Category:Living people

Category:Players of American football from Greenwood, Mississippi

Category:American football linebackers

Category:American football safeties

Category:Mississippi Delta Trojans football players

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Category:Houston Texans players

Category:21st-century American sportsmen

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Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players