Brown attended Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball.

After his senior season, he participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Game alongside future Arizona Cardinals teammate Travarous Bain.

Brown worked as an intern at a law firm during the process, and he finished the research portion of the program by assisting a company with its human resource practices.

In May 2016 Brown graduated with his Master of Professional Studies for Human Resources & Employment Relations (HRER).

[5] He was the sixth offensive lineman in Penn State history to be selected in a first round of an NFL Draft, and the first since Jeff Hartings in 1996.

[6] On October 10, 2010, Brown scored a touchdown in a game against the New Orleans Saints after quarterback Max Hall fumbled the ball near the goal-line.