Cody Brown

Brown attended Coral Springs High School, where he made 88 tackles and had nine quarterback sacks as a senior. He was named first-team All-Broward County and honorable mention All-State.

Considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Brown was not ranked among the best defensive end prospects in the nation.{{Cite web |work=Rivals.com |date= |title=Cody Brown Recruiting Profile |url=http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=33982 |access-date=August 17, 2009 |archive-date=December 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213114618/http://rivals100.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=33982 |url-status=dead }}

Brown was a three-year starter at defensive end and a team captain for the Huskies during his senior season. In 2005, he became the first true freshman lineman to start a game after Connecticut's upgrade to NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. He was named starter for the Huskies during his sophomore season, and has since started every game in which he participated. In his final two seasons as a Husky, Brown registered a total of 18.5 sacks and 33 tackles for loss{{cite web |url=http://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2009/5/7/866642/cody-brown-and-his-future-with-the |title=Cody Brown and His Future with the Arizona Cardinals |date=May 7, 2009 |publisher=Sportsblogs, Inc.}} and he was named to the First-team All-Big East at defensive end after his senior season.{{cite web|url=http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92485&SPID=11215&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=3631151 |title=Big East Announces 2008 Postseason Football Honors |date=December 10, 2008 |publisher=BigEast.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204202404/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92485&SPID=11215&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=3631151 |archivedate=February 4, 2009 }}

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Picked 63rd overall by the Arizona Cardinals, Brown was the last of four former Huskies to be taken from in the first two rounds of the 2009 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2009 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/draft.htm |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} The Cardinals selection of Brown, together with the New England Patriots and New York Giants respective second round draft picks, Darius Butler and William Beatty, and first round Indianapolis Colts selection Donald Brown, established a UConn football presence in the NFL draft; by the end of the second round, the only school that exceeded UConn's four picks—by one pick—was USC.{{cite web |url=http://www.courant.com/sports/football/hc-ucfoot0426.artapr26,0,3765706.story |title=Brown Leads UConn Parade Of Players Picked |date=April 26, 2009 |access-date=May 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429101121/http://www.courant.com/sports/football/hc-ucfoot0426.artapr26,0,3765706.story |archive-date=April 29, 2009 |url-status=dead }} Brown suffered a wrist injury during the 2009 preseason and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on August 24.

Brown returned to the team after his surgery, but was waived by the team on September 3, 2010 after he struggled to make the transition from college end to 3-4 NFL outside linebacker.{{cite web |title=Cody Brown |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/cody-brown/00000188-9cf0-da6b-abd8-fcfd0faf022a/news |access-date=9 April 2025}}

The New York Jets signed Brown to their practice squad on September 7, 2010.{{cite web|title=P.Turner Waived; Chauncey Signed to P-Squad |url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-1/PTurner-Waived-Chauncey-Signed-to-P-Squad/68564930-e74a-496e-9e51-928d5842702c |publisher=New York Jets |author=Jets PR Department |date=September 7, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228113110/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-1/PTurner-Waived-Chauncey-Signed-to-P-Squad/68564930-e74a-496e-9e51-928d5842702c |archivedate=December 28, 2010 |accessdate=September 8, 2010 |url-status=dead }} Brown was signed to a future contract on January 25, 2011.{{cite web|title=Jets re-sign four players |url=http://nflbuzz.yardbarker.com/blog/nflbuzz/jets_re_sign_four_players/4033762 |publisher=NFL Buzz |author=Caplan, Adam |date=January 25, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718135931/http://nflbuzz.yardbarker.com/blog/nflbuzz/jets_re_sign_four_players/4033762 |archivedate=July 18, 2011 |accessdate=January 25, 2011 |url-status=dead }} He was waived on August 7.{{cite web|title=Mason, 2 Others Signed, 2 Waived |url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-1/Mason-2-Others-Signed-2-Waived/292edad6-cf10-4c6c-b506-87a75df53f1a |publisher=New York Jets |author=Jets Media Relations Department |date=August 7, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820040950/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-1/Mason-2-Others-Signed-2-Waived/292edad6-cf10-4c6c-b506-87a75df53f1a |archivedate=August 20, 2012 |accessdate=August 8, 2011 |url-status=dead }}

On August 8, 2011, the Detroit Lions claimed him off waivers, but he never reported to the team and was waived on February 4, 2012.{{cite web |last1=Yuliie |first1=Sean |title=Detroit Lions Officially Cut Ties With Cody Brown |url=https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2012/2/9/2786815/cody-brown-detroit-lions |access-date=9 April 2025}}

Brown signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in February 2012, but was released in training camp, prior to the 2012 CFL season.

Brown signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League on May 13, 2013.[https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=423092 Signed with the Al's] He was released on June 1, 2013 before the season started.{{cite web |title=Montreal Alouettes Transactions |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701140239/http://en.montrealalouettes.com/page/transactions |access-date=9 April 2025}}

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