Beniquez Brown
Beniquez Jacoi Brown (born April 29, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Mississippi State. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Florence, Alabama | April 29, 1993||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Florence (AL) | ||
College: | Mississippi State | ||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||
Career history | |||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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College career
Brown attended Mississippi State University, where he played for coach Dan Mullen's Mississippi State Bulldogs football team from 2012 to 2015.[1]
Professional career
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Brown's NFL Combine workout |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic |
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
229 lb (104 kg) |
3⁄8 in (0.01 m) |
1⁄8 in (0.00 m) |
4.77 s | 1.64 s | 2.79 s | 4.28 s | 7.07 s | 31 in (0.79 m) |
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
18 reps | 17[2] |
All values are from NFL Combine[3][4] |
After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Brown signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 6, 2016.[5] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[6] Brown was signed to the Packers' practice squad on September 5, 2016.[7] He was released from the practice squad two days later.[8]
In 2018, Brown signed with the Birmingham Iron of the AAF for the 2019 season.[9] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[10]
On October 15, 2019, Brown was drafted in the 6th round during phase three in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Houston Roughnecks.[11] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12]
References
- "Mississippi State Bulldogs: Beniquez Brown". HailState.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- McGinn, Bob (May 6, 2016). "A closer look at the Packers rookie free agents". JSOnline.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Beniquez Brown". NFL.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- "Beniquez Brown - Mississippi State, OLB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- "Packers sign 19 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- "Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan". Packers.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- "Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley". Packers.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- "Packers add tight end to practice squad". Packers.com. September 7, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- Inabinett, Mark. "Birmingham Iron adds Xzavier Dickson, Brandon Greene to roster". al.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- "DEFENSIVE FRONT SEVEN DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 14, 2019.
- Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
External links
- Green Bay Packers bio
- Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo! Sports · Pro Football Reference