C. C. Brown

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C. C. Brown
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1983-01-27) January 27, 1983 (age 40)
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Greenwood
(Greenwood, Mississippi)
College: Louisiana-Lafayette
NFL Draft: 2005  / Round: 6 / Pick: 188
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:373
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:4
Interceptions:3
Player stats at NFL.com

Ceandris Nehemiah Brown (born January 27, 1983) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana-Lafayette, and was also enlisted in the Mississippi National Guard. C.C Brown is a member of Rissah Temple 130, AEAONMS, PHA and the Most Worshipful Stringer Grand Lodge, Jurisdiction of Mississippi, F&AM, (PHA). [1]

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Brown has also been a member of the New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Professional career

Houston Texans

Brown was drafted by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. [2] He started in all of his four years with the Texans.

New York Giants

Brown became a free agent in 2009 and signed a one-year deal with the New York Giants. He was tendered to a one-year contract by the Giants following the 2009 NFL season, but the tender was withdrawn after the Giants signed Deon Grant. [3]

Detroit Lions

On May 10, 2010 Brown signed a contract with the Detroit Lions. [4]

Healthcare fraud case

Brown was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of health care fraud by the United States Department of Justice on December 12, 2019. [5] He initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, [6] but changed his plea to guilty. [7] He was sentenced to 12 months in prison and ordered to pay back $84,777 on June 22, 2020. [7] [8]

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  2. "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. Smith, Michael David (April 1, 2010). "Giants sign Grant, withdraw tender from Brown". Profootballtalk.com . Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  4. Report: C.C. Brown agrees to deal with Lions MLive.com May 10, 2010
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