Arkeith Lamonte Brown Jr. (born May 1, 1986) is an American former professional

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who played in the

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(AFL) for the

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, and Albany Empire. He played

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Early life

Brown attended

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. He played for the

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from 2005 to 2008.

Professional career

Brown was rated the 55th best cornerback in the

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by NFLDraftScout.com. Brown attended

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rookie

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on a tryout basis in 2009. Brown played for the

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of the

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(IFL) in 2011. He earned First Team All-IFL honors, was named Defensive Rookie of the Year and led the league in interceptions with 12. He also recorded 67 total tackles and 23 pass break-ups. Brown spent time with the

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of the United Football League in 2011. Brown signed with the

of the AFL on September 28, 2011. He was named Second-Team

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as a rookie after recording 83.5 tackles, 21 pass breakups and 10 interceptions in 2012. He was named Defensive Player of the Game for ArenaBowl XXV. Brown earned Second Team All-Arena honors for the second consecutive year after totaling 79.5 tackles and eight interceptions in 18 games for the Rattlers in 2013. He recorded a career-high 90.5 tackles to go along with five interceptions in 17 games in 2014. On July 8, 2017, the Rattlers defeated the

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in the United Bowl by a score of 50–41. He was released by the Rattlers on October 6, 2017. Brown was assigned to the

on August 2, 2017. Brown was signed by the Rattlers on February 2, 2018, released on February 8 and signed on February 13, 2018. On July 19, 2018, Brown was assigned to the Albany Empire.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Arkeith Living people 1986 births American football defensive backs Texas A&M Aggies football players Green Bay Blizzard players Arizona Rattlers players Baltimore Brigade players Albany Empire (AFL) players Players of American football from Galveston, Texas People from El Campo, Texas 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen