He played college football for the Connecticut Huskies and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft.
Brown attended Coral Springs High School, where he made 88 tackles and had nine quarterback sacks as a senior.
[1] Brown was a three-year starter at defensive end and a team captain for the Huskies during his senior season.
In 2005, he became the first true freshman lineman to start a game after Connecticut's upgrade to NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.
Brown signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in February 2012, but was released in training camp, prior to the 2012 CFL season.