Aaron Jamal Brewer (born October 28, 1997) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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, and signed with the

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as an

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in 2020.

Early life

Brewer is the son of Thedra and Keith Brewer. He attended Skyline High School (Texas) where he was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com. He earned All-District 9-6A First-Team honors as an offensive guard. Brewer also competed in throws for track and field.

College career

Brewer received offers for play for

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and Texas State. He ultimately accepted the offer to play at Texas State under head coach

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, a former

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for the

. In his freshman season, Brewer played in all twelve Texas State games and made eleven starts. In his next three seasons, Brewer started all of the team's 36 games. He earned All-

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selections every year in college. In his junior year,

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(PFF) ranked Brewer as the Sun Belt's best run blocker and second-best pass blocker. In his senior season, Brewer received a grade of 82.8 by PFF, ranking highest in the conference, and was named to the All-Sun Belt second-team.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

After going unselected in the

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, Brewer signed as an undrafted free agent with the

on May 7, 2020. On September 5, Brewer earned a spot on the Titans' initial 53-player roster. On November 22, Brewer recorded his first start of his career when he started at left guard for the Titans against the

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. He played all 70 offensive snaps in the 30–24 overtime victory. Brewer, along with the rest of the offensive line, helped Titans

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rush for 133 yards, including a game-winning 33-yard touchdown. Brewer was placed on the reserve/

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list by the team on January 7, 2021, and activated on January 18. On October 8, Brewer was placed on

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. He was activated on November 6. Having previously played more of a reserve role or starting in relief of injuries for his first two seasons, Brewer became the full time starting left guard in the 2022 season; starting all 17 games. Entering the 2023 offseason as a restricted free agent, the Titans placed a second round tender on Brewer on March 15, 2023. On May 7, the Titans announced that Brewer would be moved to

, and take over the starting role that was vacated following the release of Ben Jones. He started all 17 games at center in 2023.

Miami Dolphins

On March 15, 2024, Brewer signed a three-year contract with the

NFL career statistics

References

External links

Texas State Bobcats bio

Miami Dolphins bio
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