Cameron Brown (cornerback)
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{notability|1=Biographies|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Cameron Brown
| image = Cameron Brown (November 26, 2022).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Brown with Ohio State in 2022
| current_team = Montreal Alouettes
| number =
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|6}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 197
| high_school = Christian Brothers College
| college = Ohio State (2018–2022)
| undraftedyear = 2023
| pastteams = * Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Arlington Renegades ({{UFL Year|2024}})
- Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status =
| highlights =
| statleague = NFL
| statseason =
| statweek =
| pfr = BrowCa02
}}
Cameron Brown (born April 6, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Ohio State.
Early life
Brown grew up in Saint Louis, Missouri, and attended Christian Brothers College. He was a four-star recruit in football and committed to play at Nebraska, but flipped his commitment to Ohio State.{{cite web |last1=Lind |first1=Andrew |title=SIGNED: FOUR-STAR WIDE RECEIVER CAMERON BROWN DECOMMITS FROM NEBRASKA, FLIPS TO OHIO STATE |url=https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football-recruiting/2017/12/89119/four-star-wide-receiver-cameron-brown-decommits-from-nebraska-flips-to-ohio-state |website=Eleven Warriors |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411161858/https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football-recruiting/2017/12/89119/four-star-wide-receiver-cameron-brown-decommits-from-nebraska-flips-to-ohio-state |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Cameron Brown, Ohio State, Wide Receiver |url=https://247sports.com/player/cameron-brown-93614/ |website=247Sports |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208235751/https://247sports.com/player/cameron-brown-93614/ |url-status=live }}
College career
In his collegiate career, Brown totaled 55 tackles, 2.5 being for a loss, an interception, and 12 pass deflections.{{cite web |title=Cameron Brown |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cameron-brown-2.html |website=Sports Reference |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411161858/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cameron-brown-2.html |url-status=live }} His best year occurred during the 2021 season where he posted 25 tackles, his one career interception, was hurdled by Hassan Haskins once, threw Roman Wilson's helmet once in a fit of crybaby rage and seven pass deflections. His performance led to him being named an honorable mention all-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and the media.{{cite web |title=2021 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/2021.html |website=Sports Reference |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411161858/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/2021.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Offense and Select Individual Honors |url=https://bigten.org/news/2021/12/1/big-ten-announces-football-all-conference-teams-for-offense-and-select-individual-honors.aspx |website=Big ten Conference |access-date=11 April 2023 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411161858/https://bigten.org/news/2021/12/1/big-ten-announces-football-all-conference-teams-for-offense-and-select-individual-honors.aspx |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0
| weight = 199
| dash = 4.57
| ten split = 1.63
| twenty split = 2.63
| shuttle = 4.59
| cone drill = 7.12
| vertical = 35.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 7
| bench = 10
| arm span = 31
| hand span = 9
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/cameron-brown/32004252-4f28-6907-11d1-88a069f8b736 |title=Cameron Brown Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503235948/https://www.nfl.com/prospects/cameron-brown/32004252-4f28-6907-11d1-88a069f8b736 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1031055&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Cameron Brown College Football Profile |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503235955/https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1031055&DraftYear=2023 |url-status=live }}
}}
= Los Angeles Chargers =
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft was picked up by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent.{{cite web |last1=Olson |first1=Andrew |title=Former Ohio State CB Cameron Brown signs UDFA deal with NFL team |url=https://saturdaytradition.com/ohio-state-football/former-ohio-state-cb-cameron-brown-signs-udfa-deal-with-nfl-team/ |website=Saturday Tradition |access-date=30 April 2023 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430123640/https://saturdaytradition.com/ohio-state-football/former-ohio-state-cb-cameron-brown-signs-udfa-deal-with-nfl-team/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Means |first1=Stephen |title=Chargers sign Ohio State’s Cameron Brown as undrafted free agent |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2023/04/chargers-sign-ohio-states-cam-brown-as-undrafted-free-agent.html |website=Cleveland.com |access-date=30 April 2023 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430123639/https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2023/04/chargers-sign-ohio-states-cam-brown-as-undrafted-free-agent.html |url-status=live }} He was waived on August 29, 2023.{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-reduce-roster-to-53-players-2023|website=Chargers.com|date=August 29, 2023|access-date=September 3, 2023|archive-date=September 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902045358/https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-reduce-roster-to-53-players-2023|url-status=live}}
= Arlington Renegades =
On December 18, 2023, Brown was signed by the Arlington Renegades of the XFL.{{Cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=www.xfl.com |language=en}} He was placed on injured reserve on March 7, 2024.{{cite tweet |number=1765895253200916855 |user=UFL_PR |title=The United Football League has announced the following transaction: |first= |last= |date=March 7, 2024 |access-date=March 7, 2024}} He was waived on August 26, 2024.{{Cite tweet |user=UFL_PR |title=The #UFL has announced the following transactions |number=1828183136485683452 |date=August 26, 2024 |access-date=August 27, 2024}}
=Montreal Alouettes=
Brown signed with the Montreal Alouettes on December 2, 2024.{{cite web | url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2024/12/02/the-alouettes-add-four-players-to-roster/ | title=The Alouettes add four players to roster | publisher=montrealalouettes.com | date=December 2, 2024 | accessdate=27 March 2025 | author=Dupont, Francis}}
References
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External links
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- [https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/roster/cameron-brown/ Ohio State Buckeyes bio]
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