Mike Brown (wide receiver)
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1989)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Mike Brown
| image = File:Mike Brown 20140914.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Brown in 2014 with the Jaguars
| current_title = Wide receivers coach
| current_team = Notre Dame
| current_conference = Independent
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|2|9}}
| birth_place = Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| player_years1 = 2008–2011
| player_team1 = Liberty
| player_years2 = {{NFL Year|2012|2014}}
| player_team2 = Jacksonville Jaguars
| player_years3 = {{NFL Year|2015}}
| player_team3 = Carolina Panthers
| player_positions = Wide receiver, Return specialist
| coach_years1 = 2016
| coach_years2 = 2017
| coach_team2 = Delaware (GA)
| coach_years3 = 2018
| coach_team3 = Liberty (RB)
| coach_years4 = 2019–2021
| coach_team4 = Cincinnati (WR)
| coach_years5 = 2022
| coach_team5 = Cincinnati (PGC/WR)
| coach_years6 = 2023
| coach_team6 = Wisconsin (AHC/WR)
| coach_years7 = 2024–present
| coach_team7 = Notre Dame (WR)
| awards = ;As player
}}
Michael Brown (born February 9, 1989) is an American football coach and former wide receiver and punt returner who is the wide receivers coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He previously coached for the Liberty Flames, Cincinnati Bearcats, and Wisconsin Badgers.{{cite web|title=Mike Brown Bio|url=http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?pid=37305&TeamID=9&CoachID=1368|work=Liberty Athletics|accessdate=October 17, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Justin |title=Cincinnati's Gino Guidugli to be promoted to OC, will hire familiar face as O-line coach: Sources |url=https://theathletic.com/news/cincinnatis-gino-guidugli-to-be-promoted-to-oc-will-hire-familiar-face-as-o-line-coach-sources/iumCQtDlULpe/ |website=The Athletic |publisher=The Athletic |access-date=17 January 2022 |date=January 17, 2022}} He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football for the Liberty Flames, where he played quarterback. He played football at Monticello High School.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 10 1/2
| weight = 205
| dash = 4.69
| ten split = 1.69
| twenty split = 2.70
| shuttle = 4.25
| cone drill = 6.96
| vertical = 30.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 8
| bench = 17
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=103571&DraftYear=2012 |title=Mike Brown College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 11, 2025}}
}}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
Brown signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars following the 2012 NFL draft as a rookie free agent.{{cite web|title=Chris Forcier, Mike Brown Sign With Jaguars|url=http://www.bigcatcountry.com/2012/5/7/3004454/chris-forcier-mike-brown-free-agent-contract-jacksonville-jaguars|work=bigcatcountry.com|accessdate=September 15, 2012}}
Brown was originally invited to a workout with the Jaguars, and after an impressive showing, he was offered a contract. He spent most of the 2012 season on the team's practice squad before being promoted to the active roster on December 18.
Brown scored his first career touchdown on a 29-yard reception from quarterback Chad Henne against the San Francisco 49ers in London.
He was released on November 28, 2014.{{cite web|title=Jaguars waive WR Mike Brown, promote Tommy Streeter|url=http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/544821/ryan-ohalloran/2014-11-28/jaguars-waive-wr-mike-brown-promote-tommy-streeter|work=jacksonville.com|accessdate=December 2, 2014}} He was signed to Jacksonville's practice squad on December 2, 2014.
=Carolina Panthers=
On January 15, 2015, Brown signed with the Carolina Panthers to a contract.{{cite web|title=Official Twitter of Carolina Panthers|url=https://twitter.com/Panthers/status/555764670808989696|accessdate=January 15, 2015}}{{cite web|work=NBCSports.com|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/16/panthers-sign-former-jags-wideout-mike-brown/|title=Panthers sign former Jags wideout Mike Brown|first=Darin|last=Gantt|date=January 16, 2015|accessdate=March 21, 2015}} On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Panthers.{{cite web |url=http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-trim-roster-to-53/bcee285e-92df-41f4-96d8-ba007606b705 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808073707/http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-trim-roster-to-53/bcee285e-92df-41f4-96d8-ba007606b705 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 8, 2017 |title=Panthers trim roster to 53 |last=Henson |first=Max |date=September 5, 2015 |website=Panthers.com |accessdate=September 16, 2015}}
Coaching career
=Liberty=
Brown first joined the coaching staff at his alma mater Liberty as the Running Backs coach.
=Cincinnati=
Brown joined the Cincinnati Bearcats for the 2019 season as the Wide Receiver coach.
After the 2021 season, Brown received the additional role of passing game coordinator after the promotion of Gino Guidugli to offensive coordinator.{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Justin |title=Cincinnati's Gino Guidugli to be promoted to OC, will hire familiar face as O-line coach: Sources |url=https://theathletic.com/news/cincinnatis-gino-guidugli-to-be-promoted-to-oc-will-hire-familiar-face-as-o-line-coach-sources/iumCQtDlULpe/ |website=The Athletic |publisher=The Athletic |access-date=17 January 2022 |date=January 17, 2022}}
References
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Category:Players of American football from Charlottesville, Virginia
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