Alex Brown (defensive end)
{{NFL.com player}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.Alex Brown (born June 4, 1979 in Jasper, Florida) is a National Football League defensive end for the Chicago Bears. The 2006 season will be his fifth year in the National Football League.
High School Career
Brown attended Hamilton County High School in Jasper, Florida. As a senior, he was a first team Class AAA All-State selection.
College Career
He attended University of Florida from 1998 to 2001, Alex Brown is a member of the Zeta Kappa Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity at the University of Florida. A All-American, three-time first-team All SEC and Lombardi Award semifinalist and finalist.
His best college game came in 1999, when he sacked Tennessee Volunteers' Quarterback Tee Martin five times. A three-time SEC defensive player of the week. The honors came September 18, 1999, October 30, 1999 and October 6, 2001.
Saw action at OLB in 1998 as a true freshman, and recording 10 tackles with 2 sacks and 3 tackles for a loss (TFLs). He was the backup to All-American Jevon Kearse.
In 1999 he was an All-American by Walter Camp and The Football News. He was also one of 12 semi-finalists for the Lombardi Award. Recorded 56 tackles with 7.5 sacks and 12 TFLs as a sophomore.
The following year (2000) he was a consensus 2nd team All-American and again was one of the 12 semi-finalists for the Lombardi Award. Started every game at RDE, recording 50 tackles with 10.5 sacks, 14 TFLs and 4 PDs, while forcing a fumble and blocking 3 kicks.
In his senior season of 2001 Alex was a consensus All-America, being named first-team by virtually all collegiate polls. He was also the 2001 SEC Defensive Player of the Year and one of the four finalists for the Lombardi Award. He was also one of five finalists of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy [1]. Recorded 45 tackles and career best 13 sacks as a senior. Voted the Associated Press SEC Defensive Player-of-the-Year.
In his career, totaled 161 tackles with 47 total stops behind the line of scrimmage (sixth-best total in school history) and holds the school record of 33 career sacks.
NFL career
Became starter in his rookie season, logging 2-1/2 sacks in 9 starts at defensive end. Has recored 24-1/2 sacks since as the Chicago Bears starting right defensive end. Noted for playing the run very well, was a Pro Bowl alternate in both 2005 and 2006. On November 7, 2004, versus the New York Giants a recorded a career-high 4 sacks.
So far in his NFL career Alex has played 79 games and has 27 career sacks. He has also picked off 3 passes (2 in 2006) and batted away 24 passes, which is a high number for a defensive end.