Cyron Brown
American football player (born 1975)
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Cyron DeAndre Brown (born June 28, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and Western Illinois Leathernecks.
Offensive lineman
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| Positions | Defensive end Offensive lineman | ||||||||
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| Born | June 28, 1975 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Lane Tech (Chicago) | ||||||||
| College | Illinois Western Illinois | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: undrafted | ||||||||
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Early life and college career
Brown played football and basketball at Albert G. Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois, where he earned All-American honors in football and All-City honors in basketball.[1] He played football at Illinois for three years until transferring to Western Illinois in 1997.[1]
Pro football career
Undrafted in 1998, Brown was a member of the Denver Broncos from 1998 to 2002, primarily as a member of the practice squad.[2][3] Brown won a ring as a member of the Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII championship team in 1998.[1]
In 1999, Brown was suspended for four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Brown was the first Bronco to violate the policy.[4] The NFL reinstated Brown on June 10, 2001, and he spent the 2001 season on the practice squad.[3] The Broncos waived Brown on August 26, 2002, prior to the regular season.[5]
Brown played his later football career in the Arena Football League, with the Colorado Crush in 2003, Philadelphia Soul from 2004 to 2006, and Kansas City Brigade in 2007.[6]