Arkeith Brown | |
Current Team: | Free agent |
Position: | Defensive back |
Birth Date: | 1 May 1986 |
Birth Place: | Galveston, Texas, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 195 |
High School: | El Campo (TX) |
College: | Texas A&M |
Undraftedyear: | 2009 |
Pastteams: | |
Highlights: | |
Aflstatlabel1: | Tackles |
Aflstatvalue1: | 358.5 |
Aflstatlabel2: | Interceptions |
Aflstatvalue2: | 33 |
Aflstatlabel3: | Pass breakups |
Aflstatvalue3: | 94 |
Aflstatlabel4: | Total TDs |
Aflstatvalue4: | 10 |
Afl: | 11997 |
Arkeith Lamonte Brown Jr. (born May 1, 1986) is a former American football defensive back. He played college football at Texas A&M University and attended El Campo High School in El Campo, Texas.[1] He has also been a member of the Green Bay Blizzard, Hartford Colonials and Baltimore Brigade.
Brown played for the Texas A&M Aggies from 2005 to 2008.[2]
Brown was rated the 55th best cornerback in the 2009 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.
Brown attended New Orleans Saints rookie mini-camp on a tryout basis in 2009.[3]
Brown played for the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2011. He earned First Team All-IFL honors, was named Defensive Rookie of the Year and led the league in interceptions with 12. He also recorded 67 total tackles and 23 pass break-ups.[4] [3]
Brown spent time with the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League in 2011.[3]
Brown signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the AFL on September 28, 2011.[3] He was named Second-Team All-Arena as a rookie after recording 83.5 tackles, 21 pass breakups and 10 interceptions in 2012. He was named Defensive Player of the Game for ArenaBowl XXV. Brown earned Second Team All-Arena honors for the second consecutive year after totaling 79.5 tackles and eight interceptions in 18 games for the Rattlers in 2013. He recorded a career-high 90.5 tackles to go along with five interceptions in 17 games in 2014.[5] [6] On July 8, 2017, the Rattlers defeated the Sioux Falls Storm in the United Bowl by a score of 50–41.[7] He was released by the Rattlers on October 6, 2017.[8]
Brown was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade on August 2, 2017.[9]
Brown was signed by the Rattlers on February 2, 2018, released on February 8 and signed on February 13, 2018.[10]
On July 19, 2018, Brown was assigned to the Albany Empire.