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Jerald Brown
No. 35
Born: (1980-12-03) December 3, 1980 (age 43)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Career information
CFL status International
Position(s) DB
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
College Glenville State
Career history
As player
2004 New York Dragons
2005 Arizona Rattlers
2006–2007 Columbus Destroyers
2008 Kansas City Brigade
2009–2015 Montreal Alouettes
2016 Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
  • AFL Defensive Player of the Year (2006)
  • First Team All-Arena (2006)
CFL All-Star 2013
CFL East All-Star 2010, 2013, 2014
Career stats
  • Playing stats at Arenafootball.com
  • Playing stats at ArenaFan.com
  • Playing stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Jerald Brown (born December 3, 1980) is a former Canadian football defensive back. He played college football at Glenville State College. Brown has played for the New York Dragons, Arizona Rattlers, Columbus Destroyers, and Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Football League (AFL), as well as the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.

Professional career

Before playing in the CFL, Brown was a five-year veteran of the Arena Football League, where he played for the New York Dragons, Arizona Rattlers, Columbus Destroyers, and Kansas City Brigade. In the 2006 Arena Football League season, he was named the AFL Defensive Player of the Year when he led the league with 11 interceptions and 133 interception-return yards. In 2009, he signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League and was a member of both the 97th Grey Cup and 98th Grey Cup championship team with the Montreal Alouettes. In 6 seasons in the CFL, he has recorded 271 tackles, 17 interceptions and 7 fumbles recovery.

On February 26, 2016, Brown signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. On May 31, 2016, Brown announced his retirement, but on August 7, 2016, Brown re-signed with the Argonauts as a free agent.

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