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{{Short description|American football player (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Mark Brown
|number=50, 55
|position=[[Linebacker]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1980|5|19|mf=y}}
|birth_place=[[Paterson, New Jersey]], U.S.
|height_ft=6
|weight_lbs=238
|height_in=0
|high_school=[[Germantown High School (Tennessee)|Germantown (TN)]]
|college=[[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]]
|undraftedyear=2003
|pastteams=
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|2003|2005}})
* [[Arizona Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
|highlights =
* Second-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[2002 All-SEC football team|2002]])
|statlabel1=[[Tackle (football move)|Tackles]]
|statvalue1=92
|statlabel2=[[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
|statvalue2=1.5
|statlabel3=[[Interception]]s
|statvalue3=2
|pfr=BrowMa22
}}
'''Marquis Brown''' (born May 19, 1980) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[linebacker]] who played three seasons for the [[New York Jets]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]], before signing with the Jets as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2003.
==Early life and college==
Brown attended [[Germantown High School (Tennessee)|Germantown High School]] in [[Germantown, Tennessee]].<ref name="pfr"/>
He played [[college football]] for the [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn Tigers]] from 1998 to 2002. He was [[redshirted]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/b/brow16230.html | title=Mark Brown | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=June 11, 2024}}</ref> Brown earned second-team All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] honors in 2002.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kait8.com/story/1043251/three-hogs-named-first-team-all-sec/ | title=Three Hogs Named First Team All-SEC | publisher=kait8.com | date=December 9, 2002 | accessdate=June 11, 2024}}</ref> He was also invited to the [[Senior Bowl]] after his senior year.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/18/sports/long-climb-pays-off-for-jets-linebacker.html | title=Long Climb Pays Off for Jets' Linebacker | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=December 18, 2004 | accessdate=June 11, 2024 | author=Picker, David}}</ref>
==Professional career==
===New York Jets===
Brown signed with the [[New York Jets]] on May 2, 2003, after going undrafted in the [[2003 NFL draft]]. He was waived on August 31 and re-signed to the practice squad on September 2. He was released on October 16 and re-signed to the practice squad again on November 12. Brown was promoted to the active roster on December 17, 2003, and played in one game for the Jets during the 2003 season but recorded no statistics.<ref name="pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowMa22.htm | title=Mark Brown | publisher=Pro-Football-Reference | accessdate=June 11, 2024}}</ref>
Brown re-signed with the Jets on March 22, 2004. He played in 12 games, starting six, in 2004, recording nine solo tackles, six assisted tackles, one forced fumble and one pass breakup.  He appeared in 15 games, starting 11, for the Jets in 2005, totaling 38 solo tackles, 39 assisted tackles, 1.5 sacks, one fumble recovery, two pass breakups and two interceptions (one of which was returned for a touchdown).<ref name="pfr"/>
===Arizona Cardinals===
Brown was signed by the [[Arizona Cardinals]] on
May 5, 2006. He was waived on September 2, 2006.<ref name="pfr"/>
==Personal life==
Brown has spent time working as a personal trainer.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.insidehook.com/wellness/skyfit-personal-trainer-for-four-bucks-a-month | title=A 24/7 Personal Trainer for Four Bucks a Month | publisher=insidehook.com | date=June 22, 2016 | accessdate=June 11, 2024 | author=Miller, Kirk}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American football linebackers]]
[[Category:Auburn Tigers football players]]
[[Category:New York Jets players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Paterson, New Jersey]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen]]
[[Category:Arizona Cardinals players]]