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Beniquez Brown
Personal information
Born:	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
	Green Bay Packers (2016)*; Birmingham Iron (2019); Houston Roughnecks (2020); Houston Gamblers (2022);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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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

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

Statistics

Source: HailState.com

Year	Team	G	GS	Tackles					Interceptions						Fumbles
Year	Team	G	GS	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

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

^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs: Beniquez Brown". HailState.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ 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.
^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Beniquez Brown". NFL.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ "Beniquez Brown - Mississippi State, OLB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ "Packers sign 19 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ "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.
^ "Packers sign LS Goode; claim RB Pressley". Packers.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ "Packers add tight end to practice squad". Packers.com. September 7, 2016. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ Inabinett, Mark (October 26, 2018). "Birmingham Iron adds Xzavier Dickson, Brandon Greene to roster". al.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ "DEFENSIVE FRONT SEVEN DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 14, 2019.
^ 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.
^ "Crop of Mississippi players selected in USFL Draft headlined by QB Ta'amu". February 23, 2022.

External links

Green Bay Packers bio
Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo Sports · Pro Football Reference

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-'''Beniquez Jacoi Brown''' (born April 29, 1993) is an [[American football]] [[linebacker]] who currently plays for the [[Birmingham Iron]] of the [[Alliance of American Football]] (AAF). He played [[college football]] at [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]]. Brown was signed by the [[Green Bay Packers]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2016.
+'''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]].
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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}}</ref> On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.<ref>{{cite web|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|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=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-sign-ls-goode-claim-rb-pressley/06e80998-be5a-42ad-82b9-2b48f8a4c893|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=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|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>
+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 |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 (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>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.packers.com/team/roster/beniquez-brown/41b1d727-ac98-4729-9e39-07923c6c4694 Green Bay Packers bio]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160814070104/http://www.packers.com/team/roster/beniquez-brown/41b1d727-ac98-4729-9e39-07923c6c4694 Green Bay Packers bio]
 * [http://www.hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2124 Mississippi State Bulldogs bio]
 * {{Football stats |nfl=2556481|espn=2971375|cbs=1995769|yahoo=29721|pfr=B/BrowBe00}}
+==Further reading==
-{{Birmingham Iron roster navbox}}
+*{{cite news |author=Bonner, Michael |title=Beniquez Brown next up in MSU's linebacking legacy |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/2015/09/02/beniquez-brown-next-msus-linebacking-legacy/71596414/ |website=ClarionLedger.com |date=September 2, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2021}}
+*{{cite news |author=Bonner, Michael |title=MSU junior Beniquez Brown will enter the NFL Draft |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2016/01/06/msu-junior-beniquez-brown-enter-nfl-draft/78380604/ |website=ClarionLedger.com |date=January 6, 2016 |access-date=February 10, 2021}}
+*{{cite news |author=McGinn, Bob |title=Bulldogs' Beniquez Brown only player Packers snagged from SEC |url=https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/bulldogs-beniquez-brown-only-player-snagged-from-sec-b99719305z1-378209431.html/ |website=JSOnline.com |date=May 4, 2016 |access-date=February 10, 2021}}
+*{{cite news |author=Venci, Scott |title=Overcoming Tragedy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69876429/stevens-point-journal/ |newspaper=[[Stevens Point Journal]] |via=Newspapers.com |date=May 18, 2016 |access-date=February 10, 2021}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Beniquez}}
 [[Category:1993 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Players of American football from Alabama]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Florence, Alabama]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Florence, Alabama]]
 [[Category:American football linebackers]]
 [[Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football players]]
 [[Category:Green Bay Packers players]]
 [[Category:Birmingham Iron players]]
+[[Category:Houston Roughnecks players]]
+[[Category:Houston Gamblers (2022) players]]