Troy Brown

This page is currently under construction Troy Brown is a National Football League wide receiver and occasional defensive back for the New England Patriots. He was born on July 2, 1971 in Barnwell South Carolina.

NFL Career

1993-1995

In 1993, Brown was drafted in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. In his rookie season he played in twelve games as a punt and kick returner before he suffered a quadriceps injury that forced him to miss the rest of his rookie season. In 1994, the Patriots released Brown from the team before the season began but ended up resigning him in the middle of the regular season. He ended up playing in 9 games with the Patriots in 1994 exclusively as a punt returner. Brown added backup wide receiver duty's to his role on the team as kick returner as he played in every regular season in 1995. He finished the 1995 season with 14 receptions for 159 and also had 672 kick return yards on 31 attempts.

1996-1999

In 1996, Troy Brown once again played in all sixteen of the Patriots regular season games as a kick returner (634 yards) and backup wide receiver (21 receptions for 222 yards). Troy played in two of the Patriots postseason games but missed the Super Bowl vs the Green Bay Packers due to a hernia injury. In 1997, with a new coach and new offensive system, Brown focused entirely on playing wide receiver and set career highs for receptions (41), yards (607), and touchdowns (six) while playing in all sixteen of the Patriots games. In 1998 and 1999, Brown continued to play as a backup wide receiver as well as kick and punt returner.

2000 - 2002

Brown's 2000 season was the first year that he became a starting wide receiver for the Patriots. In 2000, he played in all sixteen and started fifteen of the Patriots regular season games. He had 83 receptions for 944 yards and four touchdowns. He also had 39 punt returns for 504 yards (12.9 avg) and a touchdown. In 2001, Brown was a key component in the Patriots winning their first Super Bowl ever as he played in every regular and postseason game for the Patriots and made a team record 101 receptions for 1199 yards and five touchdowns. He also was the only player to have two punt returns for touchdowns in 2001 and led the NFL in punt return average (14.2).

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.