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12 Facts About Corwin Brown

1.

Corwin Brown was a two-year starter, co-captain of the 1992 team, and All-Big Ten in 1992.

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Corwin Brown was drafted in the fourth round in the 1993 NFL draft by the New England Patriots.

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Corwin Brown started a career-high 12 games at safety as a rookie, recording 56 tackles, a career-high.

4.

Corwin Brown went on to play three more seasons for the Patriots and head coach Bill Parcells, starting only two games over that span and picking up 38 tackles.

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Corwin 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.

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The final two years of Corwin Brown's career were spent with the Detroit Lions.

7.

Corwin Brown worked as a special teams coach under former Patriots and Jets assistant coach Al Groh at the University of Virginia from 2001 through 2003.

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Corwin Brown joined the Jets as a defensive backs coach in 2004 under head coach Herman Edwards and spent three years with the team, including one under then-new head coach and former Patriots assistant Eric Mangini in 2006.

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On January 19,2007, Corwin Brown was named the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish under head coach and former Patriots assistant Charlie Weis.

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In 2008, Corwin Brown shifted his positional responsibilities to defensive backs.

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Corwin Brown was named associate head coach in 2009 while serving as co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.

12.

Weis was fired by Notre Dame after the season and Corwin Brown did not return to the team.