However, he did not play a game with them and signed with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL, spending his entire time there on the practice squad.
He soon acquired the nickname "Big Bird" and again won as Winnipeg's MOC award again the following season.
Brown went to the 2007 Grey Cup, his second appearance in the penultimate CFL, but again came up short losing by four points to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Brown credited former Coquitlam Cheetahs track and field coach Percy Perry with developing his running which enabled his progression to pro football.
Brown also serves as colour commentator for Blue Bomber broadcasts on CJOB 680 AM radio in Winnipeg.