Roger Brown (defensive back)

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Roger Brown
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1966-12-16) December 16, 1966 (age 57)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Career information
High school: Cardinal Gibbons (MD)
College: Virginia Tech
NFL draft: 1990  / Round: 8 / Pick: 215
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Roger W. Brown, Jr. (born December 16, 1966) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He graduated from the Cardinal Gibbons School in 1986, where he lettered in football. Brown attended college at Virginia Tech and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1990 NFL Draft. [1] Brown played three seasons in the NFL, with the New York Giants in 1990 and 1991 and the New England Patriots in 1992. He won the Super Bowl with the 1990 Giants.

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Brown lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, is married and has three children. His father, Roger W. Brown, was a judge on the Circuit Court in Baltimore.

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References

  1. "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.