_(cropped).jpg) Brown with the Detroit Lions in 2022 | |||||
| No. 63 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | September 16, 1996 Southlake, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas) | ||||
| College: | SMU | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Evan Brown (born September 16, 1996) is an American football center for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) |
302 lb (137 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
5.03 s | 1.82 s | 2.91 s | 4.46 s | 7.87 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
36 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
Brown signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2018.[2] He made the Giants final roster, but was inactive for every game his rookie season.
On August 31, 2019, Brown was waived by the Giants and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was promoted to the active roster on November 9, 2019,[5] but was waived two days later,[6] before being re-signed to the practice squad.[7]
On December 4, 2019, Brown was signed by the Miami Dolphins off the Giants practice squad.[8] He was released on March 18, 2020.
On March 26, 2020, Brown was signed by the Cleveland Browns.[9] He played in a total of five games with 17 special teams snaps played. Brown was waived on November 5, 2020.[10] He was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on November 7, 2020,[11] and subsequently released once more on November 10, 2020.[12]
On December 4, 2020, Brown was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad.[13] He was elevated to the active roster on December 25 and January 2, 2021, for the team's weeks 16 and 17 games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[14][15] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.[16]
Brown was named the Lions backup center in 2021 to Frank Ragnow. He was named the starting center in Week 5 following a season-ending injury to Ragnow, and started 12 games.
On March 14, 2022, Brown re-signed with the Lions.[17] He started 12 games in the 2022 season, largely at right guard due to injuries to Halapoulivaati Vaitai.
On April 3, 2023, Brown signed with the Seattle Seahawks.[18] After training camp and preseason, Brown won the starting center job over fifth-round draft pick from Michigan Olusegun Oluwatimi.[19]
