Cody Brown
Cody Dion Brown is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football for the Connecticut Huskies and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft.
He was also a member of the Detroit Lions, New York Jets, Calgary Stampeders, and Montreal Alouettes.
Early life
Brown attended Coral Springs High School, where he made 88 tackles and had nine quarterback sacks as a senior. He was named first-team All-Broward County and honorable mention All-State.Considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Brown was not ranked among the best defensive end prospects in the nation.
College career
Brown was a three-year starter at defensive end and a team captain for the Huskies during his senior season. In 2005, he became the first true freshman lineman to start a game after Connecticut's upgrade to NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. He was named starter for the Huskies during his sophomore season, and has since started every game in which he participated. In his final two seasons as a Husky, Brown registered a total of 18.5 sacks and 33 tackles for loss and he was named to the First-team All-Big East at defensive end after his senior season.Professional career
Arizona Cardinals
Picked 63rd overall by the Arizona Cardinals, Brown was the last of four former Huskies to be taken from in the first two rounds of the 2009 NFL draft. The Cardinals selection of Brown, together with the New England Patriots and New York Giants respective second round draft picks, Darius Butler and William Beatty, and first round Indianapolis Colts selection Donald Brown, established a UConn football presence in the NFL draft; by the end of the second round, the only school that exceeded UConn's four picks—by one pick—was USC. Brown suffered a wrist injury during the 2009 preseason and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on August 24.Brown returned to the team after his surgery, but was waived by the team on September 3, 2010 after he struggled to make the transition from college end to 3-4 NFL outside linebacker.