Marcus Brown (cornerback, born 1986)
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Tangipahoa, Louisiana, U.S.
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| Position | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 2, 1986 Tangipahoa, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kentwood (LA) |
| College | McNeese State |
| NFL draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Marcus Brown (born April 2, 1986) is an American former football cornerback. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at McNeese State.
Brown was also a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, St. Louis Rams, Hartford Colonials, and New Orleans VooDoo.
At Kentwood High School, Louisiana, Brown was the defensive MVP in state championship game in 2003 with two pass interceptions, fumble recovery and six tackles. He was All-State and All-District after having 43 tackles, six interceptions, two fumbles forced, one recovered and 30 passes broken up during senior season. He also played running back. He was also the state champion in long jump and triple jump three straight years, Brown was also all-district in basketball and an honor roll student.
College career
Brown played at McNeese State and for his career he started 28 of 44 games played totaling 151 tackles, three tackles for loss, 14 pass breakups, five fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and four interceptions that he returned for 52 yards. In 2007, as a senior, he was named honorable mention All-Southland Conference after leading team with four interceptions and nine pass breakups and registered 52 tackles, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble while starting all 12 games. In 2006, he had 23 tackles. In 2005, he was the third leading tackler on the team with 61 stops and he started seven of nine games and also had three tackles for loss, five passes broken up and three fumbles recovered. In 2004, he was credited with 15 tackles.