Brian Milne Explained

Birth Date:January 7, 1973
Birth Place:Waterford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Position1:Fullback
College:Penn State
Nfldraftedyear:1996
Nfldraftedround:4 / Pick 115
Playing Years1:1996–1999
Playing Team1:Cincinnati Bengals
Playing Years2:1999
Playing Team2:Seattle Seahawks
Playing Years3:2000
Playing Team3:New Orleans Saints
Databasefootball:MILNEBRI01

Brian Fitzsimons Milne (born January 7, 1973) is a former American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). Being drafted in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts.[1] He was placed on waivers before the season started, later to be claimed by the Cincinnati Bengals where he saw little action carrying the ball, logging only 125 yards and 4 touchdowns over 4 seasons in Cincinnati. He was then released by the Bengals and picked up by the Seattle Seahawks.

Biography

Milne last played for the New Orleans Saints with whom he was a part of play in the 2000 wild card playoff game against the St. Louis Rams, in which Milne recovered the muffed punt off Az-Zahir Hakim with less than 2 minutes left to help the Saints record their first ever playoff win. Saints announcer Jim Henderson made the call:

Milne had a career at Penn State University, where Head Coach Joe Paterno held a scholarship for Milne as he recovered from cancer treatments as a teenager. As a member of the Nittany Lions in early November 1994 at Illinois, he scored three touchdowns (including the game-winner) in a Penn State victory under Paterno. Penn State went on to beat Oregon in the Rose Bowl to become the first Big Ten team to earn a 12-0 record, finishing second in the polls.

While at Penn State, Milne was also a member of the track & field team. He was a national class discus thrower. Milne threw the 2k discus over 63m/207' for an American Junior Record.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1996 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-30 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.