Blace Gaston Alexander Brown (born May 29, 1996) is an American professional

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. He played

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. He is the nephew of Heisman Trophy winner

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Early life and education

Blace Brown was born on May 29, 1996, in

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. He went to high school at Cherokee High School. Brown went to college at

. He was redshirted in 2015. He had 6 interceptions in 2016. In 2017, he was named to the First Team All-Sun belt with 5 interceptions. Brown tore his ACL in their conference championship game at

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later that year. He played in all 12 games and had 44 tackles in his senior year. He finished the year with second-team all-Sun Belt honors.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Brown was invited to the

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rookie minicamp for tryouts, but he was not signed to a contract. Brown went undrafted in the

. He later signed with the

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of the

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. He played in 2 games with them in his rookie season. He started one game, and had one tackle. In his second year in the league Brown played in nine games and contributed with 21 defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, one interception and one forced fumble. On June 5, 2022, he was released by the Riders as part of the team's training camp cutdowns. Brown re-signed with the Riders on July 12, 2022, partway through the 2022 season. On February 14, 2023, Brown became a free agent.

References

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