Following an eight-year career in the NFL as a safety from 1993–2000, Brown worked as an assistant coach for Virginia, the New York Jets, and Notre Dame before joining the Patriots.
After graduating from Julian High School in Chicago, Brown attended the University of Michigan, where he played football as a defensive back.
Brown followed Parcells and Belichick to the New York Jets in 1997, starting one game over two seasons and recording 29 tackles and one interception.
Weis was fired by Notre Dame after the season and Brown did not return to the team.
On August 12, 2011, a SWAT team descended on Brown's home in Granger, Indiana suburb of South Bend.