Colin Brown
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Career Summary
Colin Brown is a former NFL offensive lineman from Braymer, Missouri, who played college football at Missouri.
The NFL listed Brown as a 6-foot-7, 326-pound guard from Missouri. Missouri’s official roster identifies him as an offensive lineman from Braymer, Missouri.
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Early Life
Brown was raised in Braymer, Missouri, where he developed as a multi-sport athlete.
Missouri’s biography lists Brown’s hometown as Braymer and identifies his parents as Dave and Mona Brown. It says he earned 11 varsity letters across basketball, football, track, and baseball.
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High School
At Braymer High School, Brown earned all-state recognition in football and basketball.
Missouri reported that Brown was a first-team all-state defensive tackle as a senior and earned first-team all-conference honors at both defensive tackle and tight end. The school also described him as a twice all-state basketball performer who averaged 18.5 points, 12 rebounds, and five blocks as a senior.
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College Career
Brown arrived at Missouri as a walk-on and became an All-Big 12-caliber right tackle.
Brown joined Missouri as a walk-on in 2004, earned a scholarship before the 2005 season, and became a 13-game starter at right tackle in 2007. Missouri credited him with first-team All-Big 12 recognition from the San Antonio Express-News, second-team recognition from The Dallas Morning News, coaches honorable mention, and the team’s J. Ed “Brick” Travis Interior Lineman Award.
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Path to the NFL
Kansas City selected Brown in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft after his Missouri career.
Chiefs.com lists Brown as the third fifth-round selection of the 2009 draft, No. 139 overall, from Missouri. The Chiefs’ 2009 transaction history records that Brown signed as a draft choice on June 29.
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NFL Career
Brown appeared in 18 NFL games, with seven starts, for Buffalo from 2011 through 2013.
NFL career statistics list Brown in 11 games with one start in 2011, one game with one start in 2012, and six games with five starts in 2013, for 18 games and seven starts.
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Career Accomplishments
Brown turned a walk-on opportunity into conference recognition at Missouri and an NFL draft selection.
Missouri documented Brown’s progression from 2004 walk-on to 2007 all-conference recognition and a starting role. Chiefs.com records his 2009 fifth-round draft selection at No. 139 overall.
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Playing Style
Brown played across the offensive line during his development, then established himself at right tackle at Missouri before working at guard in the NFL.
Missouri reported that Brown saw reserve action at left guard in 2006, worked at tackle in spring practice, and won the right-tackle starting job in 2007. Missouri’s NFL update reported that he made a career start at guard for Buffalo in 2013.
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Legacy
Brown’s career is an example of a Missouri walk-on earning a scholarship, starting role, and NFL opportunity.
Missouri’s official profile states that Brown joined the program as a walk-on, was awarded a scholarship, and developed into a 13-game starter with 2007 all-conference honors.
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Post-Career
The reviewed official sources document Brown’s playing career but do not provide enough verified information about his post-playing work.
The reviewed Missouri, NFL, Chiefs, and Bills sources establish Brown’s college, draft, and NFL record but do not describe a verified post-playing career.
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- www.nfl.com — Colin Brown Stats, News and Video - G | NFL.com
- mutigers.com — Colin Brown - 2007 Football Roster - University of Missouri Athletics Official Website
- www.chiefs.com — Looking Back: Chiefs Fifth-Round Draft Picks | Chiefs.com
- www.buffalobills.com — Bills release OL Colin Brown, promote OL Mark Asper | Buffalo Bills
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