Cornelius Brown (American football)
Encyclopedia
Cornelius Brown is an American Football
rookie cornerback
for the Indianapolis Colts
of the National Football League
(NFL). Brown was born in Houston, Texas
and attended Forest Brook High School
. In college, Brown was a four-year letterman who opened 30 career games at DB and totaled 130 tackles. He also had 24 passes defensed, which is tied for second-most in school history. Brown was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bears
on April 25, 2010, before being waived on September 4, 2010. He was signed to the Indianapolis Colts
practice squad two days later, on September 6. He was signed as a free agent for the Colts on November 1, 2010.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
rookie cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
for the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
(NFL). Brown was born in Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and attended Forest Brook High School
Forest Brook High School
Forest Brook High School was a high school located at 7525 Tidwell Road in Houston, Texas, United States. Serving grades 9 through 12, Forest Brook was a part of the North Forest Independent School District....
. In college, Brown was a four-year letterman who opened 30 career games at DB and totaled 130 tackles. He also had 24 passes defensed, which is tied for second-most in school history. Brown was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
on April 25, 2010, before being waived on September 4, 2010. He was signed to the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
practice squad two days later, on September 6. He was signed as a free agent for the Colts on November 1, 2010.