Billy Brown (American football)

Billy Brown (born March 20, 1993) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Shepherd.

Billy Brown
No. 48, 85
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1993-03-20) March 20, 1993
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Gaithersburg
(Gaithersburg, Maryland)
College:Shepherd
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dashVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		 255 lb
(116 kg)		 33 in
(0.84 m)		 10+3⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		4.7 s29 in
(0.74 m)		118 in
(3.00 m)

Brown was seen as a late seventh round draft pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. ESPN.com had Brown going in the seventh round, other sports sites also had him listed as a later draft or undrafted prospect coming out of Shepherd University, and signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

Philadelphia Eagles

Brown signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2017.[1] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Eagles' practice squad the next day.[2][3] While Brown was on their practice squad, the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII.[4] He signed a futures contract with the Eagles on February 9, 2018.[5]

On September 1, 2018, Brown was waived by the Eagles and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was released on September 10, 2018,[8] but was re-signed on September 20.[9] He was released on November 13, 2018.[10]

Indianapolis Colts

On December 6, 2018, Brown was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[11] He signed a future/reserve contract on January 13, 2019.[12]

On August 3, 2019, Brown was waived/injured by the Colts and was placed on injured reserve.[13] He was waived on April 27, 2020.[14]

References
  1. "Check Out The Full Rookie Camp Roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. May 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. "Eagles Announce 17 Roster Moves To Get Down To 53 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  3. "Eagles Announce 10-Man Practice Squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  4. "Eagles dethrone Tom Brady, Patriots for first Super Bowl title in stunner". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  5. "Eagles Sign TE Billy Brown". NFLTradeRumors. February 9, 2018.
  6. McPherson, Chris (September 1, 2018). "Eagles Get To The 53-Player Limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  7. Foley, Graham (September 2, 2018). "Eagles Sign 10 Players To Practice Squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  8. "Eagles Overhaul Of Receivers On Practice Squad Includes WR Braxton Miller". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 10, 2018.
  9. Zangaro, Dave (September 20, 2018). "Eagles sign DeAndre Carter, Billy Brown to practice squad". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  10. McPheron, Chris (November 13, 2018). "Eagles Swap Out Practice Squad Tight Ends". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  11. "Roster Moves: Colts Sign TE Billy Brown To Practice Squad; Place TE Je'Ron Hamm On Practice Squad Injured List". Colts.com. December 6, 2018.
  12. Hickey, Kevin (January 13, 2019). "Colts sign 9 players to futures contracts". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  13. "Colts Sign TE Zach Conque; Waive-Injured TE Billy Brown". Colts.com. August 3, 2019.
  14. "Colts Waive TE Billy Brown And WR Steve Ishmael". Colts.com. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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