Josh Brown (football player)
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| Josh Brown | |
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| Date of birth | April 29, 1979 (age 27) |
| Place of birth |  Foyil, Oklahoma |
| Position(s) | Kicker |
| College | Nebraska |
| NFL Draft | 2003 / Round 7/ Pick 222 Drafted by the Seahawks |
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| 2003-present | Seattle Seahawks |
Joshua Brown (born April 29, 1979 in Foyil, Oklahoma) is an American football kicker for the Seattle Seahawks. He attended the University of Nebraska. Brown is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the premiere clutch kickers in the league, making four game-winning field goals in the last minute in the 2006 season.
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[edit] High School
Brown began his football career after his family moved from Tulsa when he was an eighth-grade soccer player. Brown then became a running back, safety, punter, place-kicker, kickoff returner, and punt returner. He made a 61-yard field goal in the state playoffs in 1996. He also ran for 1,891 yards and scored 51 touchdowns that season and finished his Foyil career with 9,136 all-purpose yards and 122 scores.
Brown also jumped 6 feet, 8 inches to win the Oklahoma state title in the high jump in 1997 and '98. He qualified for the state finals in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. He was a gymnast for eight years, specializing in the floor routine. He has also competed in several ice-skating competitons with Tubby as his partner.
[edit] NFL career
Josh Brown was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 222nd overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft.
On October 23, 2005 while playing against the Dallas Cowboys he made 2 field goals over 50 yards, including a 55 yarder and a 50 yarder as time expired to win the game.
On October 15, 2006, he kicked a 54-yard walk-off field goal while time ran out against the St. Louis Rams to win the game 30-28. Although it would have been a 49 yard kick, Seattle was called for an illegal formation penalty. Unlike a false start penalty there was no 10-second run-off so Brown still had a chance to work his magic, albeit from 54 yards out. On November 27, 2006, he tied his career best by kicking four field goals in a snowy Monday Night Football game against the Green Bay Packers, and amazingly, all four field goals were made in the first half. On December 3, 2006, Brown kicked a 51 yard field goal to win the game against the Denver Broncos, making it his fourth game winning kick in the last minute in the 2006 season.
His NFL career long is a 58-yard field goal against the Green Bay Packers during his rookie season.
On February 22, 2007 The Seattle Seahawks used their Franchise tag on Josh Brown[1]
[edit] Trivia
Rumor has linked Brown with former American Idol winner and country superstar Carrie Underwood. He met her backstage at a concert in Spokane, Washington during Seattle training camp; he forced quarterback Matt Hasselbeck to attend the show with him to be his wingman. He later sent flowers to her dressing room (she was performing in Seattle that night) from the team hotel prior to Seattle's 2006 Monday Night Football game against Oakland. That same evening, after the game, Matt Hasselbeck repeatedly called Brown from a private number to which Brown kept picking up excitedly expecting Carrie. ESPN.com
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