Eddie Brown (wide receiver)
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Position: | Miami (FL) | ||||||
College: | Miami | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | ||||||
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Eddie Lee Brown (born December 18, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1985–1991. He played college football at the University of Miami.
College career
Brown was part of the
Professional career
In the
In 1988, Brown caught 53 passes for 1,273 yards and nine touchdowns, topping the high-powered Bengals offense in yards and leading the Bengals to the 1988 AFC Championship and Super Bowl XXIII. The season earned Brown his only trip to the Pro Bowl. His 1,273 receiving yards was a franchise record, and his 24 yards per catch average is an NFL single-season record that still stands for receivers with 50+ receptions.[2]
Brown's team record for receiving yards was later surpassed by
Brown's final NFL season was in 1991. He finished his seven-year NFL career with 363 catches (seventh in Bengals history) for 6,134 yards (fifth) and 41 touchdowns (fourth), along with 164 rushing yards.[3]
References
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com[permanent dead link]
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com[permanent dead link]