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Sydney Brown (American football)

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Sydney Brown
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Brown at the 2023 NFL Combine
No. 21 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (2000-03-21) March 21, 2000 (age 24)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Saint Stephen's (Bradenton, Florida)
College:Illinois (2018–2022)
NFL draft:2023 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:45
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:3
Interceptions:1
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Sydney Brown (born March 21, 2000) is a Canadian American football safety for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois.

Early years

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Brown originally attended the London South Collegiate Institute in London, Ontario, Canada before transferring to Saint Stephen's Episcopal School in Bradenton, Florida in 2016, along with his twin brother, Chase Brown.[1][2] Over his junior and senior seasons, he combined to have 132 tackles and three interceptions. He committed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to play college football.

College career

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Brown (#30) with Illinois in 2022

As a true freshman at Illinois in 2018, Brown started all 10 games he played in and had 55 tackles and one interceptions. In 2019, his brother, Chase joined Illinois after a year at Western Michigan.[3][4] That season, he started 10 of 11 games, recording 88 tackles, three interceptions and an interception returned for a touchdown. He started all six games in the Covid-19 shortened 2020 season, finishing with 36 tackles. In 2021, Brown started all 12 games, and had 81 tackles and one sack. He returned to Illinois for his senior year in 2022.[5][6]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+3⁄4 in
(1.77 m) 		211 lb
(96 kg) 		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m) 		10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		 4.47 s 1.51 s 2.55 s 40.5 in
(1.03 m)		 10 ft 10 in
(3.30 m)		 23 reps
All values from the NFL Combine[7][8]

Brown was ranked the #3 Canadian prospect ahead of the 2023 CFL Draft, but ultimately went undrafted.[9]

Brown was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round, 66th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[10] In Week 17 against the Arizona Cardinals, Brown recorded his first career interception and touchdown on the same play when he returned an interception 99 yards off a Kyler Murray pass.[11] In Week 18 against the New York Giants, Brown tore his ACL, ending his season.[12]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD
2023 PHI 14 6 45 32 13 0.0 3 1 99 99.0 99 1 1 0 0 0
Career 14 6 45 32 13 0.0 3 1 99 99.0 99 1 1 0 0 0

Personal life

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Brown is the identical twin brother of Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown. The two were teammates at Illinois.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Forde, Pat (October 27, 2022). "How Twin Brothers Were Able to Live Out Their Dream at Illinois". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Football-playing Brown brothers thrive in the private practice". Toronto Star. July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Illinois football twins make an impact". Kewanee Star Courier. Associated Press. November 27, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Wagner, Joey (July 22, 2024). "How Illinois junior twins Sydney and Chase Brown are pushing each other in their Canada garage". Pantagraph.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Greenberg, Steve (July 30, 2022). "Illinois' Chase, Sydney Brown have one last shot together to put the 'winning' in 'twinning'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Taylor, Shakeia (October 20, 2022). "Twins Chase and Sydney Brown went from Canada to Florida to Champaign". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Sydney Brown Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Sydney Brown College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Matthew Bergeron takes Top Spot in Spring Scouting Bureau Rankings". Canadian Football League. April 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Gehman, Jim (April 29, 2023). "Eagles select S Sydney Brown with the 66th overall pick". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  11. ^ Mller, Anthony. "Top CFL Draft Prospect Scores Amazing Touchdown, Flying High for Philadelphia Eagles". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Gamarra, Max (January 7, 2024). "Eagles Rookie Sydney Brown Suffers Season-Ending Injury vs. Giants". Eagles Today. FanNation. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  13. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (February 3, 2023). "'It's been a journey': The Brown twins' long road toward NFL dreams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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