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In the third week of the 2002, Brown had the greatest receiving game of any player in Patriots history. In a game vs the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] he had 16 receptions for 176 yards and a touchdown. He was injured in the game however and was inactive the next two games both of which the Patriots lost. When the Patriots played the [[Detroit Lions]] on [[Thanksgiving Day]], Brown had ten receptions for 111 yards in a 20 to 12 Patriots victory. He led the team in both receptions (97 - forth best in the NFL), and yards (890) in 2002 and also had four touchdowns.
In the third week of the 2002, Brown had the greatest receiving game of any player in Patriots history. In a game vs the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] he had 16 receptions for 176 yards and a touchdown. He was injured in the game however and was inactive the next two games both of which the Patriots lost. When the Patriots played the [[Detroit Lions]] on [[Thanksgiving Day]], Brown had ten receptions for 111 yards in a 20 to 12 Patriots victory. He led the team in both receptions (97 - forth best in the NFL), and yards (890) in 2002 and also had four touchdowns.
===2003-2006===
In 2003, Patriots players voted Brown as one of the teams offensive captains. Although he missed four games due to injury's, he managed to be a pivotal part in a Patriots team that once again ended their season in a [[Super Bowl]] victory. In the 12 regular season games that Brown played in he caught 40 passes for 472 yards and four touchdowns. His best game of 2003 came in a Patriots 19 to 13 victory over the [[Miami Dolphins]] when he caught a 82 yard pass for a touchdown to win the game in overtime. In the 2003 postseason he 16 receptions for 171 yards. In 2004, when injury's decimated the Patriots defensive backs so much that the backup's, backup's were playing. Troy Brown, who had practiced at the cornerback position in training camp and preseason played his first game as a defensive back in that Patriots week nine 40 to 22 victory over the [[St. Louis Rams]] and had three tackles and one defensed pass. In the game, Brown also caught a touchdown pass from kicker [[Adam Vinatieri]] on a fake field goal in the third quarter. The following week, he recorded his first career NFL interception off his former quarterback [[Drew Bledsoe]]. The interception, along with his two receptions in the game made him the first player in Patriots history to record both and interception and pass reception in the same game. He would later in the season make two more interceptions in games vs the [[Cleveland Browns]] and [[Cincinnati Bengals]]. Due to him spending just as much time playing defense as offense, and also playing on special teams (12 punt returns for 83 yards), Brown's production as a receiver diminished. In 2003, he caught a total of 17 passes for 184 yards and one touchdown; however, he also made 17 tackles and three interceptions. Playing in all three of the Patriots postseason victory's including the Patriots Super Bowl victory over the [[Carolina Panthers]], Brown had 3 receptions for 25 yards and four total tackles.
With the defensive back situation more stabilized in 2005, Brown only occasionally played defensive back in dime-back situations. Once again focused on playing wide receiver, Brown had 39 receptions for 466 yards and two touchdowns in 2005. In 2006, Brown passed former Patriots receiver [[Stanley Morgan]] to become the Patriots all time leader in receptions. He finished 2006 with 43 receptions for 384 yards and four touchdowns. Brown played in all three of the Patriots postseason games and had 9 recptions for 95 yards. He also created a key turnover for the Patriots when he forced a fumble after a [[Tom Brady]] interception in the divisional playoff game vs the [[San Diego Chargers]] that the Patriots recovered<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/01/15/brown_adds_to_his_legend/</ref>.
===2007===
After the 2006 season, Brown considered retirement after surgery to his knee. However, on July 11, 2007, the [[Boston Globe]] reported that Brown had agreed to a one year contract with the Patriots<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/07/11/brown_patriots_close/</ref>.
== References ==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/1253 NFL Stats]
*[http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=142 Patriots Bio]