32-602: Zach Brown (born 1989) is an American former professional football player. Zach Brown may also refer to: Zach Brown Zachary Vinzale Brown (born October 23, 1989) is an American former professional football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of
64-702: A 34–24 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 7. On December 10, 2017, Brown made ten combined tackles (five solo), but was carted off the field in the fourth quarter of the Redskins’ 30–13 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers due to a foot injury. Brown was sidelined for the last three games of the regular season (Weeks 15–17). Brown finished the season with 127 combined tackles (84 solo), 2.5 sacks, and two pass deflections in 13 games and 13 starts. On March 15, 2018,
96-535: A career-high 149 combined tackles (97 solo), four pass deflections, four sacks, two forced fumbles, and one interception. Brown finished the season with the second most tackles among all players, behind Bobby Wagner who had 167 combined tackles. On January 23, 2017, it was announced by the NFL that Brown was selected to play in the 2017 Pro Bowl as a late replacement for New England Patriots' linebacker Dont'a Hightower . Brown became an unrestricted free agent in 2017 and
128-594: A career-high 17 combined tackles (12 solo) and made one sack in the Bills' 16–0 victory at the New England Patriots in Week 4. On December 11, 2016, Brown made seven solo tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass by Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during a 27–20 loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 14. On December 20, 2016, it was announced that Brown was selected to be an alternate for
160-514: A five-yard loss during the second quarter. On November 11, 2012, Brown recorded four solo tackles, deflected a pass, and made his first career interception during a 37–3 victory at the Miami Dolphins in Week 10. Brown intercepted a pass by Dolphins’ quarterback Ryan Tannehill , that was intended for wide receiver Jabar Gaffney , and returned it for a 47-yard gain during the fourth quarter before being tackled by Tannehill. In Week 12, he collected
192-497: A freshman, Brown was a county runner-up in the 171 lb weight class and took third in his region. He did not place in the state tournament, finishing his freshman year with a record of 23–6. Brown graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2011. Brown spent his freshman year as a reserve linebacker and contributed on special teams. Next year, Brown started six games at weak-side linebacker and also competed on
224-535: A linebacker, Brown recorded a time of 4.28 seconds time in the 40-yard dash while he was at North Carolina . Brown was also an accomplished High School wrestler, finishing his senior season with state, region and county championships in the 215 lb weight class. He was undefeated in his senior year with a record of 25–0. Brown finished his junior year with a record of 30–1 as a state runner-up and county and region champion, with his lone loss coming to two time state champion John Holloway of Magruder High School. As
256-625: A pass, and made a season-high two sacks during a 16–9 victory. In Week 2, he collected a season-high 12 combined tackles (11 solo) during a 30–24 loss at the Houston Texans . In Week 15, Brown was benched during a 37–34 overtime loss against the Arizona Cardinals . He was demoted to a backup role for the following game. He finished the season with 91 combined tackles (52 solo), five pass deflections, four sacks, one interception, and one forced fumble in 16 games and 13 starts. On January 4, 2014,
288-492: A pass, and made an interception during a 35–33 loss against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3. Despite his performance, assistant head coach Dick LeBeau demoted Brown to a backup inside linebacker. Wesley Woodyard replaced him as the starter for the remainder of the season. In Week 6, he collected a season-high 12 combined tackles (eight solo) during a 38–10 loss to the Miami Dolphins . Brown finished his last season with
320-616: A role as a starting inside linebacker against Reggie Ragland , Brandon Spikes , Preston Brown , and David Hawthorne . Brown earned a starting role after Reggie Ragland tore his ACL at the beginning of training camp. He started alongside Preston Brown and starting outside linebackers Jerry Hughes and Lorenzo Alexander . He started the Buffalo Bills' season-opener at the Baltimore Ravens and recorded eight combined tackles during their 13–7 loss. On October 2, 2016, Brown collected
352-591: A season-high ten combined tackles (eight solo) during a 24–19 loss at the Jacksonville Jaguars . On December 30, 2012, Brown made four combined tackles, three pass deflections, one sack, and returned two interceptions by Chad Henne for two touchdowns during a 38–20 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17. Brown intercepted a pass by Henne, that was intended for tight end Marcedes Lewis , and returned it 79–yards for his first career touchdown during
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#1732873457290384-419: A signing bonus of $ 500,000. Brown entered training camp slated as a starting inside linebacker. Head coach Jay Gruden named Brown and Mason Foster the starting inside linebackers to begin the regular season. They started alongside outside linebackers Ryan Kerrigan and Preston Smith . On October 23, 2017, Brown collected a season-high 13 combined tackles (ten solo) and made a season-high 1.5 sacks during
416-433: A state title in track. In the 200 meters , his best time was 21.52 seconds. Brown graduated from Wilde Lake in 2007. Brown also ran track and field for the North Carolina Tar Heels , where he recorded a personal best time of 6.72 seconds in the 60 meters . He also competed in the 200 meters , posting a best season time of 21.75 seconds. Also known because of his unusual size (6 ft 1 in and 250 lb) and speed for
448-443: A way of making a compensation package more attractive to the employee (e.g., if the annual salary is lower than they desire). It can also lower risk to the employer compared with a higher salary; for example, if the employee does not meet expectations. Signing bonuses are often used in professional sports , and to recruit graduates into their first jobs. To encourage employees to stay at the organization, there are often clauses in
480-555: The 2012 NFL draft . He has also played for the Buffalo Bills , where he made the Pro Bowl , Washington Redskins , Philadelphia Eagles , and Arizona Cardinals . Brown was a standout football, wrestling and track athlete at Columbia (MD) Wilde Lake High School . In track, he captured the state class 3-A title in the 100 meters , with a time of 10.67 seconds, becoming one of a few athletes (Andre Martin 1992 100m & 200m; Matt Holthaus 1990 800m, 1600m & 3200m) in school history to win
512-460: The 2017 Pro Bowl . On December 27, 2016, the Buffalo Bills announced their decision to fire head coach Rex Ryan after the Bills finished the season with a 7–9 record and did not qualify for the playoffs. Assistant head coach and running backs coach Anthony Lynn was named the interim head coach for the Bills' final game. Brown started in all 16 games for he first time of his career and recorded
544-458: The 2018 NFL season with 96 combined tackles (69 solo), one sack, and one pass deflection in 16 games and 12 starts. Brown received an overall grade of 89.2 from Pro Football Focus in 2018. His grade was the third best grade among all qualified linebackers during the season. On March 13, 2019, Brown was released by the Redskins. On May 3, 2019, Brown signed a one-year, $ 3 million contract with
576-453: The Philadelphia Eagles . He was released on October 14, 2019, after starting the first six games of the season for them. On November 1, 2019, Brown was signed by the Arizona Cardinals , but was released five days later. Signing bonus A signing bonus or sign-on bonus is a sum of money paid to a new employee (including a professional sports person) by a company as an incentive to join that company. They are often given as
608-745: The Tennessee Titans’ season-opener against the New England Patriots and made three combined tackles during their 34–13 loss. The following week, Brown earned his first career start after Will Witherspoon was moved to middle linebacker after Colin McCarthy injured his ankle and was sidelined for three games (Weeks 2–4). Brown finished the Titans’ 38–10 loss at the San Diego Chargers with ten combined tackles (six solo) and also recorded his first career sack. Brown sacked Chargers’ quarterback Philip Rivers for
640-668: The Tennessee Titans announced their decision to fire head coach Mike Munchak after the Titans finished the previous season with a 7-9 record. Head coach Ken Whisenhunt hired Ray Horton to replace Jerry Gray as the Titans’ defensive coordinator and also changed the defense from a base 4-3 defense to a base 3-4 defense . Brown was moved to inside linebacker and competed for a starting role against Wesley Woodyard , Colin McCarthy, Moise Fokou , Zaviar Gooden , and Avery Williamson . Head coach Ken Whisenhunt named Brown and Wesley Woodyard
672-465: The Tennessee Titans with 77 combined tackles (55 solo), three pass deflections, two interceptions, and was credited with half a sack in 16 games and five starts. He received an overall grade of 69.9 from Pro Football Focus in 2015, which ranked 30th among all qualified linebackers. On April 4, 2016, the Buffalo Bills signed Brown to a one-year, $ 1.25 million contract that includes a $ 450,000 signing bonus. Throughout training camp, Brown competed for
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#1732873457290704-427: The Titans signed Brown to a four-year, $ 3.85 million contract that includes $ 1.81 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $ 1.24 million. Throughout training camp, Brown competed against Will Witherspoon to be the starting weakside linebacker. Head coach Mike Munchak named Brown the backup weakside linebacker, behind Will Witherspoon, to begin the regular season. He made his professional regular season debut in
736-580: The University of North Carolina track team. As a junior, Brown placed second on the team in tackles and was captain of the special teams unit despite only starting five games. Zach Brown tallied 105 tackles (13.5 tackles for a loss), 3 interceptions, and 5.5 sacks in his senior year. Brown attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed the majority of combine drills, but opted to skip
768-488: The Washington Redskins signed Brown signed a three-year, $ 24 million contract that includes $ 10 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $ 4.50 million. Head coach Jay Gruden retained Brown, Foster, Kerrigan, and Smith as the starting linebackers in 2018. On December 30, 2018, Brown recorded a season-high 11 combined tackles (nine solo) as the Redskins lost 24–0 against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17. He finished
800-406: The contract whereby if the employee quits before a specified period, they must return the signing bonus. In sports contracts, the full amount of signing bonuses is not always paid immediately, but spread out over time. In such cases, the main difference between a signing bonus and base salary is that the former is "guaranteed" money meaning the team is required to pay the bonus when due even if it cuts
832-415: The second quarter. During the third quarter, he intercepted a pass intended for wide receiver Toney Clemons and returned it for a 30-yard touchdown. Brown finished his rookie season in 2012 with 93 combined tackles (68 solo), 5.5 sacks, five pass deflections, three interceptions, two touchdowns, two fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble in 16 games and 14 starts. Brown entered training camp slated as
864-488: The starting inside linebackers to begin the regular season, along with outside linebackers Derrick Morgan and Kamerion Wimbley . Brown started in the Tennessee Titans’ season-opening 26-10 victory at the Kansas City Chiefs , but exited in the first quarter after injuring his shoulder. On September 16, 2014, the Tennessee Titans officially placed Brown on injured reserve for the rest of the 2014 NFL season after it
896-449: The starting weakside linebacker after Will Witherspoon departed for the St. Louis Rams during free agency. Head coach Mike Munchak named Brown and Akeem Ayers the starting outside linebackers to begin the regular season. They started alongside middle linebacker Colin McCarthy . He started in the Tennessee Titans’ season-opener at the Pittsburgh Steelers and made eight solo tackles, deflected
928-496: The three-cone drill, short shuttle, and bench press. On March 19, 2012, Brown participated at North Carolina’s pro day and performed all of the combine drills except for the broad jump. Brown performed a private workout for the Baltimore Ravens and attended a pre-draft visit with the Detroit Lions . At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Brown was projected to be a second or third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He
960-536: Was considered a top free agent linebacker by NFL analysts. He met with multiple teams, including the Oakland Raiders , Miami Dolphins , Washington Redskins , and Buffalo Bills. The Buffalo Bills were interested in re-signing Brown, but would later withdraw their contract offer. On April 3, 2017, the Washington Redskins signed Brown to a one-year, $ 2.30 million contract that includes $ 700,000 guaranteed and
992-470: Was discovered that Brown has torn his pectoral muscle in Week 1. Throughout training camp, Brown competed against Wesley Woodyard and Avery Williamson to regain his role as a starting inside linebacker. Head coach Ken Whisenhunt named Brown and Avery Williamson the starting inside linebackers to start the season. They started alongside outside linebackers Brian Orakpo and Derrick Morgan. On September 27, 2015, Brown recorded five combined tackles, deflected
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1024-403: Was ranked as the sixth best outside linebacker prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com, was ranked the sixth best linebacker by NFL analyst Gil Brandt , and was ranked the ninth best outside linebacker by NFL analyst Mike Mayock . The Tennessee Titans drafted Brown in the second round (52nd overall) in the 2012 NFL draft . Brown was the eighth linebacker drafted 2012. On May 12, 2012,
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