Jon Brown (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1992)}}
{{Other people|Jonathan Brown}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jon Brown
| image =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 3, 2, 1
| position = Placekicker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|12|7}}
| birth_place = Clinton, Mississippi, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 194
| high_school =
| college = Kentucky
Louisville
| undraftedyear = 2016
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{nfly|2016}}–{{nfly|2018}})*
- San Francisco 49ers ({{nfly|2019}})*
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{nfly|2020}})
| status =
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Field goals
| statvalue1 = 1
| statlabel2 = Field goal attempts
| statvalue2 = 2
| statlabel3 = Longest field goal
| statvalue3 = 31
| pfr = BrowJo03
}}
Jonathan Brown (born December 7, 1992) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football at Louisville.
College career
Brown played college football and soccer for Kentucky and Louisville.{{cite web |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/08/06/cincinnati-bengals-jonathan-brown-kicker-louisville-kentucky-soccer/837630002/ |title=Former UK, U of L soccer player looks to finish improbable path to NFL |accessdate=May 25, 2019 }}
Professional career
= Cincinnati Bengals =
On May 10, 2016, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Brown as an undrafted free agent.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/22637/jonathan-brown-bengals-post-tryout-add-former-soccer-player-driven-by-weekly-eight-hour-drives |title=Bengals sign Jonathan Brown, a kicker who defies convention |date=11 May 2016 |accessdate=May 25, 2019 }} He was then waived by the team on August 30, 2016, and then later re-signed with the team on January 20, 2017. Brown was released by the Bengals again on August 1, 2017, but later was signed to the team's practice squad on December 28, 2017. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 1, 2018. Brown was waived by the Bengals on September 1, 2018.
= San Francisco 49ers =
On March 8, 2019, the San Francisco 49ers signed Brown to a two-year contract.{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/49ers-sign-kicker-jonathan-brown-231835589.html |title=49ers sign kicker Jonathan Brown to two-year contract for depth |accessdate=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525111124/https://sports.yahoo.com/49ers-sign-kicker-jonathan-brown-231835589.html |url-status=dead }} He was waived on July 23, 2019.{{cite web|title=49ers waive kicker Jonathan Brown|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/07/23/49ers-waive-kicker-jonathan-brown/|author=Williams, Charean|work=Pro Football Talk|publisher=NBC Sports|date=July 23, 2019}}
= Jacksonville Jaguars =
On December 31, 2019, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/jaguars-jonathan-brown-heads-to-jacksonville/|title=Jaguars' Jonathan Brown: Heads to Jacksonville |accessdate=December 31, 2019}} On April 28, 2020, Brown was waived by the Jaguars.{{cite web|url=https://www.rotowire.com/football/player.php?id=11738|title=Jonathan Brown News|publisher=RotoWire|date=April 28, 2020}} He was signed to the team's practice squad on October 9,{{cite news |author=Johnson, James |title=Jaguars sign PK Jon Brown to practice squad |url=https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2020/10/09/jaguars-sign-pk-jon-brown-to-practice-squad/ |website=USAToday.com |date=October 9, 2020 |accessdate=October 26, 2020}} and promoted to the active roster on October 12.{{cite news |author=Smith, Michael David |title=Jaguars cut Stephen Hauschka, make Jon Brown their fifth kicker this year |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/10/12/jaguars-cut-stephen-hauschka-make-jon-brown-their-fourth-kicker-this-year/ |website=NBCSports.com |date=October 12, 2020 |accessdate=October 26, 2020}} He made his NFL debut on October 18 and made one of two field goal attempts. Those kicks were his first attempted kicks of any type in American football at any level. He was the fifth kicker used by the Jaguars in the season which was an NFL record.{{Cite web |title=Lions vs. Jaguars - Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=401220200 |access-date=2020-10-18 |website=ESPN}} He was waived on October 22{{cite web|title=Jaguars Make Roster Moves|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-make-roster-moves-x3412|website=Jaguars.com|date=October 22, 2020}} and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.{{cite news |title=Jonathan Brown: Back in Jacksonville |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/jonathan-brown-back-in-jacksonville/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=October 25, 2020 |accessdate=October 26, 2020}} He was released on November 23.{{cite news |author=Bouda, Nate |title=NFL Transactions: Monday 11/23 |url=https://nfltraderumors.co/nfl-transactions-monday-11-23/ |website=NFLTradeRumors.co |date=November 23, 2020 |accessdate=December 29, 2020}}
References
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External links
- [https://gocards.com/sports/football/roster/jon-brown/4884 Louisville bio]
- [https://www.49ers.com/team/players-roster/jonathan-brown/ 49ers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525111241/https://www.49ers.com/team/players-roster/jonathan-brown/ |date=2019-05-25 }}
- [https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/2237079/jon-brown CBS Sports bio]
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