Jon Brown (American football)

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Jon Brown
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Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1992-12-07) December 7, 1992 (age 31)
Clinton, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College: Kentucky
Louisville
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Field goals:1
Field goal attempts:2
Longest field goal:31
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jonathan Brown (born December 7, 1992) is an American former professional football placekicker. He played college football at Louisville.

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College career

Brown played college football and soccer for Kentucky and Louisville. [1]

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

On May 10, 2016, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Brown as an undrafted free agent. [2] He was then waived by the team on August 30, 2016, and then later re-signed with the team on January 20, 2017. Brown was released by the Bengals again on August 1, 2017, but later was signed to the team's practice squad on December 28, 2017. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 1, 2018. Brown was waived by the Bengals on September 1, 2018.

San Francisco 49ers

On March 8, 2019, the San Francisco 49ers signed Brown to a two-year contract. [3] He was waived on July 23, 2019. [4]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On December 31, 2019, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars. [5] On April 28, 2020, Brown was waived by the Jaguars. [6] He was signed to the team's practice squad on October 9, [7] and promoted to the active roster on October 12. [8] He made his NFL debut on October 18 and made one of two field goal attempts. Those kicks were his first attempted kicks of any type in American football at any level. He was the fifth kicker used by the Jaguars in the season which was an NFL record. [9] He was waived on October 22 [10] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [11] He was released on November 23. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Former UK, U of L soccer player looks to finish improbable path to NFL" . Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bengals sign Jonathan Brown, a kicker who defies convention". May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ "49ers sign kicker Jonathan Brown to two-year contract for depth". Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ Williams, Charean (July 23, 2019). "49ers waive kicker Jonathan Brown". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  5. ↑ "Jaguars' Jonathan Brown: Heads to Jacksonville" . Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan Brown News". RotoWire. April 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ Johnson, James (October 9, 2020). "Jaguars sign PK Jon Brown to practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ Smith, Michael David (October 12, 2020). "Jaguars cut Stephen Hauschka, make Jon Brown their fifth kicker this year". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Lions vs. Jaguars - Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves". Jaguars.com. October 22, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Jonathan Brown: Back in Jacksonville". CBSSports.com. October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  12. ↑ Bouda, Nate (November 23, 2020). "NFL Transactions: Monday 11/23". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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