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Jaron Brown (born January 8, 1990) is an American former professional
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. He played
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for the
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. He was signed by the
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as an
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in 2013.


Early life

Brown attended
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in
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. He helped lead the Cheraw Braves to state titles both as a junior and senior. As a senior, he accumulated 31 catches for 516 yards and 16 touchdowns, being named all-state, all-area, and all-region. Playing defensive back as well, Brown had 100 tackles and four interceptions in his senior year. Brown was named the #57 athlete in the nation and #16 prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com, as well as ranking #56 wideout in the nation by Scout.com. As a dual-athlete, Brown was a standout basketball player, being named the team's top defensive player as a senior and ran the 100m, 200m, and 4 × 100 m as an all-region track performer. Brown chose Clemson over
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.Clemson Tigers bio
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College career

After
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ing his true freshman season in 2008 in which he was an ACC Academic Honor Roll member, Brown appeared in 11 games for the Clemson Tigers in 2009, had three catches for 30 yards in limited snaps. In an increased role in 2010, Brown had 32 catches for 405 yards and three touchdowns, 63 yards on eight carries, and 52 yards on three punt returns in 535 snaps over 12 games (10 starts), while being fourth on the team in receptions and second in receiving yards. He led the team in yards per reception (12.7) and had at least one catch in all 12 games he appeared in on the season. In 2011, Brown had 31 receptions for 406 yards and four touchdowns along with 15 kickoff returns for 308 yards in 618 snaps over 14 games (12 starts). As a team co-captain in his senior year in 2012, Brown had 21 receptions for 345 yards in 10 starts. Brown was part of a talented Clemson wide receiver core in 2012, that included
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, and
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.


College statistics


Professional career

On January 19, 2013, Brown appeared in the Raycom All-Star Classic and recorded six receptions for 63-yards to help the Stripes defeat the Stars 31–3.


Arizona Cardinals (first stint)


2013

Brown went undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft. On April 29, 2013, the
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signed Brown to a three-year $1.49 million contract that includes a
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of $10,000. Throughout training camp, Brown competed for a roster spot against several receivers. He was able to stand out enough and earn his spot as the fourth wide receiver on the depth chart to begin the regular season. He began the season behind
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, Michael Floyd, and Andre Roberts. Brown made his professional regular season debut in the Arizona Cardinals' season-opener at the
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and caught a 14-yard pass during their 27–24 loss. On October 17, 2013, Brown caught a season-high three passes for 30-yards and scored his first career touchdown during a 34–23 loss against the
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in Week 7. Brown caught his first career touchdown reception on an eight-yard pass during the fourth quarter. Brown finished his rookie season in
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with 11 receptions for 140 receiving yards and one touchdown in 16 games and zero starts. He also recorded five combined tackles while appearing on special teams.


2014

During training camp in 2014, Brown competed for a roster spot as the fifth wide receiver on the depth chart against Dan Buckner, Brittan Golden,
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, Kevin Ozier, and Kelsey Pope. Head coach
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named Brown the fifth wide receiver on the Cardinals' depth Chart to begin the regular season, behind Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Floyd,
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, and rookie
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. On October 5, 2014, Brown earned his first career start during a 41–20 loss at the
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in Week 5. On November 30, 2014, Brown made a career-high seven receptions for 75-yards as the Cardinals lost 29–18 at the
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. The following week, he made two receptions for 48 receiving yards and caught a season-long 26-yard touchdown pass during a 17–14 win against the
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in Week 14. He finished the season with 22 receptions for 229 receiving yards and two touchdowns in 16 games and two starts. In addition, he finished third on the team with eight special teams tackles. The
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finished second in the
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with an 11–5 record and earned a wildcard berth. On January 3, 2015, Brown appeared in his first career playoff game as the Cardinals lost 27–16 at the
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in the NFC Wildcard Game.


2015

Brown retained his role as the fourth wide receiver on the depth chart, behind Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Floyd, and John Brown. On November 15, 2015, Brown caught a season-high three passes for 38-yards during a 39–32 win at the
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in Week 10. Brown finished the
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with 11 receptions for 144 receiving yards and one touchdown in 16 games and zero starts. The
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finished first in the NFC West with a 13–3 record and earned a first round bye. On January 24, 2016, Brown started in his first career playoff game and caught one reception for 16-yards during their 49–15 loss at the
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in the NFC Championship Game.


2016

On March 4, 2016, the Arizona Cardinals applied a low qualifying tender offer to Brown as a restricted free agent. On April 18, 2016, Brown officially signed his one-year, $1.67 million restricted free agent tender. Brown competed against Brittan Golden, Jaxon Shipley, and J. J. Nelson to be the fourth wide receiver throughout training camp. Head coach Bruce Arians named Brown the third wide receiver to begin the regular season after he had an impressive training camp. He remained on the depth chart behind Larry Fitzgerald and Michael Floyd. On September 18, 2016, Brown caught two passes for a season-high 78-yards and one touchdown during a 40–7 win against the
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in Week 2. In Week 6, he collected a season-high four receptions for 35-yards during a 28–3 win against the
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. On October 23, 2016, Brown tore his ACL during a 6–6 tie against the
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in Week 7. On October 25, 2016, the Arizona Cardinals officially placed Brown on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. He finished the season with 11 catches for 187 receiving yards and one touchdown in seven games and two starts. On November 16, 2016, the Arizona Cardinals signed Brown to a one-year, $1.91 million contract that includes a
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of $635,000.


2017

Throughout training camp, Brown competed against Chad Williams, Aaron Dobson, J.J. Nelson, and Brittan Golden to be the third wide receiver on the depth chart. Head coach Bruce Arians named Brown the No. 2 starting wide receiver on the depth chart to start the regular season, alongside
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. On October 1, 2017, Brown caught eight passes for a season-high 105 yards during an 18–15 win against the
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. In Week 12, Brown caught a season-long 52-yard touchdown as the Cardinals defeated the
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27–24. Brown finished the
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with 31 receptions for 477 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 16 games and eight starts.


Seattle Seahawks


2018

On March 17, 2018, the
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signed Brown to a two-year, $5.50 million contract that includes $2.75 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.95 million. Throughout training camp, Brown competed against
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, Amara Darboh,
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, Tanner McEvoy, and Marcus Johnson to be the No. 3 wide receiver after the role was left vacant by the departure of Paul Richardson. Head coach
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named Brown the No. 3 wide receiver on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind
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and
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. On December 2, 2018, Brown made three receptions for 67-yards and caught two touchdown passes during a 43–16 victory against the
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in Week 13. It marked the first multi-touchdown game of his career.


2019

On August 31, 2019, Brown was released by the Seattle Seahawks due to the recently signed
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to save cap space. However, on September 2, two days after being released, he was re-signed as
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was placed on
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. In week 6 against the
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, Brown caught 3 passes for 29 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 32–28 win. After becoming a free agent in March 2020, Brown had a tryout with the
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on August 16, 2020.


San Francisco 49ers

On August 20, 2020, the
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signed Brown to a one-year contract. He was released on August 27, 2020.


Arizona Cardinals (second stint)

On September 23, 2020, Brown was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. He was released on October 13.


NFL career statistics


Personal life

Jaron was born in
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, on
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to parents Norman and Regina Brown. Jaron has one brother, Norman Brown III. Brown, a Navy brat, has lived all over the world. Prior to his father's retirement from the Navy, he moved to his parents' hometown of Cheraw, South Carolina. There, Brown gained recognition as a talented athlete and an excellent student. Recognition gained national attention as Brown was offered 8 full scholarships from Division I schools that included Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan, Vanderbilt, Duke, South Carolina, and Clemson. While attending Clemson, Brown was an excellent student-athlete, garnering two Academic All-ACC selections and being a four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member in his time at Clemson University. He graduated on December 22, 2011, with a degree in management. Brown is married to former flight attendant and model Ashley Brown. The couple have a daughter, who was born in 2015.


References


External links


Clemson Tigers bio
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