Daniel Brown (born May 26, 1992)[1] is an American former professional football tight end.
He played college football at James Madison, and was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
He was also a member of the Chicago Bears, New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs.
Brown attended Isle of Wight Academy, where he was a three-sport athlete (basketball, football, and baseball).
During his junior and senior seasons in basketball, he was named First-team All-state and All-conference.
[2] After graduating from Isle of Wight Academy, Brown began attending James Madison University, where he majored in computer information systems.
On November 29, 2015, he was activate promoted to the main roster after the Ravens suffered injuries to their receiving corps, with season-ending injuries to Steve Smith Sr., Michael Campanaro, Breshad Perriman, Cam Worthy, and Darren Waller.
[9] Brown finished the 2016 season with three starts in eight games, recording sixteen passes for 124 yards and a touchdown.
[15] Brown was released during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[16] but was re-signed two days later.
[18] Brown was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif on November 2, 2021.