Jon Brown (American football) explained

Jon Brown
Number:3, 2, 1
Position:Placekicker
Birth Date:7 December 1992
Birth Place:Clinton, Mississippi, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lbs:194
College:Kentucky
Louisville
Undraftedyear:2016
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Field goals
Statvalue1:1
Statlabel2:Field goal attempts
Statvalue2:2
Statlabel3:Longest field goal
Statvalue3:31
Pfr:BrowJo03

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

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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Notes and References

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