Kareem Brown - #84 - DL - Miami - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

◊ Made his NFL debut Week 17 vs. KC, 12/30/07 on special teams.

◊ Transitioned from defensive end to tight end in Spring 2009.

◊ Wore #98 and #97 in his first two NFL seasons.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

◊ 11/4/08, NYJ, Signed, practice squad

◊ 11/1/08, NYJ, Waived

◊ 11/28/07, NYJ, Claimed off Waivers (NE)

◊ 11/27/07, NE, Waived

◊ 4/29/07, NE, D4 (127)

SEASON-BY-SEASON REVIEW

◊ 2008 (JETS) Inactive for the first seven games of the regular season before being waived. (11/2 at BUF)…Signed with the practice squad for the remainder of the season.

◊ 2007 (JETS) Claimed by the Jets, 11/29, after he was waived by NE, 11/27...Inactive for four games with NYJ before making his NFL debut vs. KC, 12/30…With NE, was inactive for the first 11 games of the regular season.

BEFORE THE NFL

◊ Played defensive tackle at Miami, recording 20.5 sacks, the 11th-most in school history.

◊ Recorded 11 sacks as a senior in college, the secondbest single-season total by a Miami defensive tackle.

◊ Competed as an offensive lineman and defensive lineman at Norland High School.

◊ Forced to sit out his senior season of high school due to age requirements.

◊ Earned All-Dade County honors, was team’s Defensive MVP and earned Prep Star All-American honors as a junior.

OFF THE FIELD

◊ Played soccer and did step aerobics while participating in the NFL’s Play 60 program with children of the Herricks Middle School, Queens, NY.

◊ Took children of Generation Jets Academy on a holiday shopping spree in Brooklyn, NY.

◊ Works with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Foundation and wants to continue increasing his activity because of its major presence in his community in Carol City, FL.

◊ Majored in criminology at Miami.

◊ Averaged 10 points and five rebounds per game in his high school basketball career.