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'''Beniquez Jacoi Brown''' (born April 29, 1993) is an [[American football]] [[linebacker]] who is a [[free agent]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]]. He was signed by the [[Green Bay Packers]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2016, and later played for the [[Birmingham Iron]] of the [[Alliance of American Football]] and the [[Houston Roughnecks]] of the [[XFL (2020)|XFL]].
'''Beniquez Jacoi Brown''' (born April 29, 1993) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[linebacker]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]]. He was signed by the [[Green Bay Packers]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2016, and later played for the [[Birmingham Iron]] of the [[Alliance of American Football]] and the [[Houston Roughnecks (2020)|Houston Roughnecks]] of the [[XFL (2020)|XFL]].


==College career==
==College career==
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After going undrafted in the [[2016 NFL Draft]], Brown signed with the [[Green Bay Packers]] on May 6, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/packers-sign-19-rookie-free-agents/b9554146-c6a7-4362-b196-3878cbfe8295|title=Packers sign 19 rookie free agents|work=Packers.com|date=May 6, 2016|accessdate=September 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913175324/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/Packers-sign-19-rookie-free-agents/b9554146-c6a7-4362-b196-3878cbfe8295|archive-date=September 13, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-keep-six-undrafted-rookies-including-qb-joe-callahan/9e6d9856-8feb-4a8d-b038-90cfcff1b0b3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402184923/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-keep-six-undrafted-rookies-including-qb-joe-callahan/9e6d9856-8feb-4a8d-b038-90cfcff1b0b3|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2018|title=Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan|work=Packers.com|date=September 3, 2016|accessdate=September 28, 2016}}</ref> Brown was signed to the Packers' [[practice squad]] on September 5, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-ls-goode-claim-rb-pressley-17624159|title=Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley|work=Packers.com|date=September 5, 2016|accessdate=September 28, 2016}}</ref> He was released from the practice squad two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-add-tight-end-to-practice-squad/a2299bc2-e113-4e81-871e-8dd055ed480b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113130025/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-add-tight-end-to-practice-squad/a2299bc2-e113-4e81-871e-8dd055ed480b|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2016|title=Packers add tight end to practice squad|work=Packers.com|date=September 7, 2016|accessdate=September 28, 2016}}</ref>
After going undrafted in the [[2016 NFL draft]], Brown signed with the [[Green Bay Packers]] on May 6, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/packers-sign-19-rookie-free-agents/b9554146-c6a7-4362-b196-3878cbfe8295|title=Packers sign 19 rookie free agents|work=Packers.com|date=May 6, 2016|accessdate=September 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913175324/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/Packers-sign-19-rookie-free-agents/b9554146-c6a7-4362-b196-3878cbfe8295|archive-date=September 13, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-keep-six-undrafted-rookies-including-qb-joe-callahan/9e6d9856-8feb-4a8d-b038-90cfcff1b0b3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402184923/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-keep-six-undrafted-rookies-including-qb-joe-callahan/9e6d9856-8feb-4a8d-b038-90cfcff1b0b3|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2018|title=Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan|work=Packers.com|date=September 3, 2016|accessdate=September 28, 2016}}</ref> Brown was signed to the Packers' [[practice squad]] on September 5, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-ls-goode-claim-rb-pressley-17624159|title=Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley|work=Packers.com|date=September 5, 2016|accessdate=September 28, 2016}}</ref> He was released from the practice squad two days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-add-tight-end-to-practice-squad/a2299bc2-e113-4e81-871e-8dd055ed480b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113130025/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-add-tight-end-to-practice-squad/a2299bc2-e113-4e81-871e-8dd055ed480b|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2016|title=Packers add tight end to practice squad|work=Packers.com|date=September 7, 2016|accessdate=September 28, 2016}}</ref>


In 2018, Brown signed with the [[Birmingham Iron]] of the [[Alliance of American Football|AAF]] for the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Inabinett |first1=Mark |title=Birmingham Iron adds Xzavier Dickson, Brandon Greene to roster |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2018/10/birmingham-iron-adds-xzavier-dickson-brandon-greene-to-roster.html |website=al.com |accessdate=19 November 2018}}</ref> The league ceased operations in April 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football |title=Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football |first=Seth Wickersham |last=Michael Rothstein |website=[[ESPN.com]] |date=June 13, 2019 |accessdate=September 12, 2019}}</ref>
In 2018, Brown signed with the [[Birmingham Iron]] of the [[Alliance of American Football|AAF]] for the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Inabinett |first1=Mark |title=Birmingham Iron adds Xzavier Dickson, Brandon Greene to roster |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2018/10/birmingham-iron-adds-xzavier-dickson-brandon-greene-to-roster.html |website=al.com |date=26 October 2018 |accessdate=19 November 2018}}</ref> The league ceased operations in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rothstein |first=Michael |last2=Wickersham |first2=Seth |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref>


On October 15, 2019, Brown was drafted in the 6th round during phase three in the 2020 XFL Draft by the [[Houston Roughnecks]].<ref>{{cite web|title=DEFENSIVE FRONT SEVEN DRAFT TRACKER|url=https://www.xfl.com/en-US/articles/phase-3-defensive-front-seven-draft-tracker|website=XFL.com|date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |author=Condotta, Bob |title=XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/xfl-suspends-operations-terminates-all-employees/ |website=SeattleTimes.com |date=April 10, 2020 |accessdate=July 17, 2020}}</ref>
On October 15, 2019, Brown was drafted in the 6th round during phase three in the 2020 XFL Draft by the [[Houston Roughnecks (2020)|Houston Roughnecks]].<ref>{{cite web|title=DEFENSIVE FRONT SEVEN DRAFT TRACKER|url=https://www.xfl.com/en-US/articles/phase-3-defensive-front-seven-draft-tracker|website=XFL.com|date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |author=Condotta, Bob |title=XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/xfl-suspends-operations-terminates-all-employees/ |website=SeattleTimes.com |date=April 10, 2020 |accessdate=July 17, 2020}}</ref>

On February 23, 2022 he was selected by the [[Houston Gamblers (2022)|Houston Gamblers]] in round 21 of the [[United States Football League (2022)|USFL]] draft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtok.com/2022/02/23/crop-mississippi-players-selected-usfl-draft-headlined-by-qb-taamu/|title=Crop of Mississippi players selected in USFL Draft headlined by QB Ta'amu|date=23 February 2022 }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:58, 19 November 2024

Beniquez Brown
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-29) April 29, 1993 (age 31)
Florence, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Florence (AL)
College:Mississippi State
Position:Linebacker
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Beniquez Jacoi Brown (born April 29, 1993) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at Mississippi State. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016, and later played for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football and the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL.

College career

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Brown attended Mississippi State University, where he played for coach Dan Mullen's Mississippi State Bulldogs football team from 2012 to 2015.[1]

Statistics

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Source: HailState.com

Year Team G GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2013 MSST 13 3 39 16 23 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2
2014 MSST 13 12 62 30 32 2.0 0 2 2 24 12.0 24 0 0 0
2015 MSST 13 13 99 48 51 4.0 0 2 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0
Total 39 28 200 94 106 6.0 0 4 3 26 8.7 24 0 0 2

Professional career

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External videos
video icon Brown's NFL Combine workout
Pre-draft measurables
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 Wonderlic
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		229 lb
(104 kg) 		31+3⁄8 9+1⁄8 4.77 s 1.64 s 2.79 s 4.28 s 7.07 s 31 in
(0.79 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		 18 reps 17[2]
All values are from NFL Combine[3][4]

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Brown signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 6, 2016.[5] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[6] Brown was signed to the Packers' practice squad on September 5, 2016.[7] He was released from the practice squad two days later.[8]

In 2018, Brown signed with the Birmingham Iron of the AAF for the 2019 season.[9] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[10]

On October 15, 2019, Brown was drafted in the 6th round during phase three in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Houston Roughnecks.[11] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12]

On February 23, 2022 he was selected by the Houston Gamblers in round 21 of the USFL draft.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs: Beniquez Brown". HailState.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. ^ McGinn, Bob (May 6, 2016). "A closer look at the Packers rookie free agents". JSOnline.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Beniquez Brown". NFL.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Beniquez Brown - Mississippi State, OLB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Packers sign 19 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan". Packers.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley". Packers.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "Packers add tight end to practice squad". Packers.com. September 7, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  9. ^ Inabinett, Mark (October 26, 2018). "Birmingham Iron adds Xzavier Dickson, Brandon Greene to roster". al.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  10. ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "DEFENSIVE FRONT SEVEN DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 14, 2019.
  12. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Crop of Mississippi players selected in USFL Draft headlined by QB Ta'amu". February 23, 2022.
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