Ceandris Nehemiah Brown (born January 27, 1983) is a former American football safety. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at Louisiana-Lafayette, and was also enlisted in the Mississippi National Guard.
Brown was also a member of the New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars.
May 10 2010Professional career
Houston Texans
Brown was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft.1 He started in all of his four years with the Texans.
New York Giants
Brown became a free agent in 2009 and signed a one-year deal with the New York Giants. He was tendered to a one-year contract by the Giants following the 2009 NFL season, but the tender was withdrawn after the Giants signed Deon Grant.2
Detroit Lions
On May 10, 2010, Brown signed a contract with the Detroit Lions.3
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2005 | HOU | 16 | 13 | 80 | 54 | 26 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | HOU | 15 | 15 | 77 | 67 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | HOU | 16 | 16 | 84 | 64 | 20 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| 2008 | HOU | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NYG | 16 | 7 | 69 | 59 | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | DET | 15 | 8 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | JAX | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | 62 | 374 | 295 | 79 | 1.0 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 0 | ||
Healthcare fraud case
Brown was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of health care fraud by the United States Department of Justice on December 12, 2019.4 He initially pleaded not guilty to the charges,5 but changed his plea to guilty.6 He was sentenced to 12 months in prison and ordered to pay back $84,777 on June 22, 2020.78
External links
- Houston Texans bio Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Detroit Lions Bio
References
"2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm ↩
Smith, Michael David (April 1, 2010). "Giants sign Grant, withdraw tender from Brown". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved April 1, 2010. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/01/giants-sign-grant-withdraw-tender-from-brown/ ↩
Report: C.C. Brown agrees to deal with Lions MLive.com May 10, 2010 http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2010/05/report_cc_brown_agrees_to_deal.html ↩
"Ten Former NFL Players Charged in Alleged Nationwide Fraud on Health Care Benefit Program for Retired NFL Players". www.justice.gov. December 12, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2020. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ten-former-nfl-players-charged-alleged-nationwide-fraud-health-care-benefit-program-retired ↩
Estep, Bill (January 27, 2020). "More former NFL players pleading guilty in health fraud case in Kentucky". Kentucky.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020. https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article239668723.html ↩
Estep, Bill (December 1, 2020). "With latest plea, a dozen former NFL players have admitted guilt in KY fraud case". Kentucky.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021. https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article247524200.html ↩
Estep, Bill (December 1, 2020). "With latest plea, a dozen former NFL players have admitted guilt in KY fraud case". Kentucky.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021. https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article247524200.html ↩
"Six Former NFL Players Charged in Superseding Indictment Alleging Nationwide Fraud on Health Care Benefit Program for Retired NFL Players". Justice.gov. July 24, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/six-former-nfl-players-charged-superseding-indictment-alleging-nationwide-fraud-health-care ↩