22 Facts About Ricky Brown

Richard Gerald Brown was born on December 27,1983 and is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League, primarily for the Oakland Raiders.

Ricky Brown is currently the Special Teams Coordinator and Outside Linebackers Coach for Navy.

Ricky Brown played football for Cincinnati Elder High School, where he played safety.

Ricky Brown went on to win the 100m, 200m and 400m Greater Catholic League track titles in 2002.

Ricky Brown played college football at Boston College, where he played Linebacker.

In 2005, Ricky Brown was a member of the ACC All-Academic Team.

Ricky Brown was the winner of the 2005 Scanlan Award, an award given by the Boston College Varsity Club Award to the senior football player outstanding in scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability.

An undrafted free agent in 2006, Ricky Brown made a good impression with the Oakland Raiders during training camp and made it to the Raiders' practice squad.

Ricky Brown went on to play in the remaining 13 games of the 2006 season.

In 2007, Ricky Brown appeared in all 16 games, making his first career start against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 16.

Ricky Brown was a restricted exclusive rights free agent in 2008, re-signing with the Raiders in March.

Ricky Brown won the starting SAM linebacker position in training camp and played in 7 games before a groin injury sidelined him before the week 9 match-up against the Atlanta Falcons.

The groin injury ended up being a misdiagnosed sports hernia, or athletic pubalgia that eventually was surgically repaired after Ricky Brown was placed on Injured Reserve before the week 17 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In 2009, Ricky Brown was a restricted free agent, and received a 2nd Round Tender from Oakland in March.

Ricky Brown signed the 1-year deal, and went into training camp playing both the SAM and MIKE linebacker positions.

Ricky Brown attempted to rehab the injury, but was placed on Injured Reserve during week 11.

In 2010, Ricky Brown was a restricted free agent again, and received a 2nd Round Tender from Oakland in March.

Ricky Brown signed the 1-year deal, and went into training camp as a back-up at MIKE linebacker behind 1st-round pick Rolando McClain.

Ricky Brown went on to play in 14 games, including 1 start.

In 2011, Ricky Brown received a 2nd Round Tender from Oakland in March, but the tender rendered invalid when a new collective bargaining agreement was reached on July 25,2011, bringing unrestricted free agency back to 4 accrued seasons.

On July 25,2012, Ricky Brown signed with the Baltimore Ravens.

Ricky Brown began his coaching career as a quality control assistant at USC in 2014, after a brief stint in the professional world as a wealth advisory associate for Morgan Stanley in Los Angeles.