# Corwin Brown > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Corwin_Brown > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Corwin_Brown.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corwin_Brown > Source revision: 1356614861 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1970)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Corwin Brown | number = 30, 44 | position = [Safety](/source/Safety_(American_football_position)) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|4|25}} | birth_place = [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois), U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 200 | high_school = [Julian](/source/Julian_High_School_(Chicago)) (Chicago) | college = [Michigan](/source/Michigan_Wolverines_football) | draftyear = 1993 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 110 | pastteams = * [New England Patriots](/source/New_England_Patriots) ({{NFL Year|1993|1996}}) * [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) ({{NFL Year|1997|1998}}) * [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) ({{NFL Year|1999|2000}}) | pastcoaching = * [Virginia](/source/Virginia_Cavaliers_football) (2001–2003)
Special teams coach (2001–2003) * New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2004|2006}})
Defensive backs coach (2004-2006) * [Notre Dame](/source/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football) (2007–2009)
Defensive coordinator/
Outside linebackers coach (2007)
Defensive coordinator/
Defensive backs coach (2008)
Associate head coach/
Co-defensive coordinator/
Defensive backs coach (2009) * New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2010}})
Defensive backs coach (2010) | highlights = * First-team [All-Big Ten](/source/List_of_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_teams) ([1992](/source/1992_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team)) * Second-team All-Big Ten ([1991](/source/1991_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team)) | statlabel1 = [Tackle](/source/Tackle_(football_move))s | statvalue1 = 189 | statlabel2 = [Interception](/source/Interception)s | statvalue2 = 3 | statlabel3 = Forced [fumble](/source/fumble)s | statvalue3 = 3 | pfr = BrowCo21 }} '''Corwin Brown''' (born April 25, 1970) is an American [football](/source/American_football) coach who was most recently the defensive backs coach for the [New England Patriots](/source/New_England_Patriots) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). Following an eight-year career in the NFL as a [safety](/source/Safety_(American_football_position)) from [1993](/source/1993_NFL_season)–[2000](/source/2000_NFL_season), Brown worked as an assistant coach for [Virginia](/source/Virginia_Cavaliers_football), the [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets), and [Notre Dame](/source/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football) before joining the Patriots. ==College career== After graduating from [Julian High School](/source/Julian_High_School_(Chicago%2C_Illinois)) in Chicago, Brown attended the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan), where he played football as a defensive back. He was a two-year starter, co-captain of the 1992 team, and [All-Big Ten](/source/List_of_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_teams) in 1992.{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1991fbt.htm|title=1991 Football Team|work=[University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan)|accessdate=2010-02-22}}{{cite web|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1992fbt.htm|title=1992 Football Team|work=[The University of Michigan](/source/The_University_of_Michigan)|accessdate=2010-02-22}} ==Professional career== ===New England Patriots=== Brown was selected in the fourth round (110th overall) in the [1993 NFL draft](/source/1993_NFL_draft) by the [New England Patriots](/source/New_England_Patriots).{{Cite web |title=1993 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He started a career-high 12 games at safety as a rookie, recording 56 tackles, also a career-high. He went on to play three more seasons for the Patriots and head coach [Bill Parcells](/source/Bill_Parcells) (and in [1996](/source/1996_New_England_Patriots_season), secondary coach [Bill Belichick](/source/Bill_Belichick)), starting only two games over that span and picking up 38 tackles. ===New York Jets=== Brown followed Parcells and Belichick to the [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) in [1997](/source/1997_New_York_Jets_season), starting one game over two seasons and recording 29 tackles and one interception. ===Detroit Lions=== The final two years of Brown's career were spent with the [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions). After starting one game in [1999](/source/1999_Detroit_Lions_season), Brown started four games in [2000](/source/2000_Detroit_Lions_season), recording a half sack, two interceptions, and 21 tackles. He retired following the season at age 30. ==Coaching career== ===Virginia=== Brown worked as a [special teams](/source/special_teams) coach under former Patriots and Jets assistant coach [Al Groh](/source/Al_Groh) at the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia) from 2001 through 2003. ===New York Jets=== Brown joined the Jets as a defensive backs coach in [2004](/source/2004_New_York_Jets_season) under head coach [Herman Edwards](/source/Herman_Edwards) and spent three years with the team, including one under then-new head coach and former Patriots assistant [Eric Mangini](/source/Eric_Mangini) in [2006](/source/2006_New_York_Jets_season). ===Notre Dame=== On January 19, 2007, Brown was named the [defensive coordinator](/source/defensive_coordinator) and outside [linebacker](/source/linebacker)s coach for the [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame) Fighting Irish under head coach and former Patriots assistant [Charlie Weis](/source/Charlie_Weis). In 2008, Brown shifted his positional responsibilities to defensive backs. He was named associate head coach in 2009 while serving as co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. Weis was fired by Notre Dame after the season and Brown did not return to the team. ===New England Patriots=== Following his tenure at Notre Dame, Bill Belichick hired Brown as a defensive backs coach in January 2010 to help incumbent defensive backs coach [Josh Boyer](/source/Josh_Boyer) with safeties.{{cite news|last=Gasper|first=Christopher|title=Coaching decisions have paid off for Patriots|url=https://www.boston.com/sports/columnists/gasper/2011/01/coaching_decisi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102211344/http://www.boston.com/sports/columnists/gasper/2011/01/coaching_decisi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 2, 2012|accessdate=13 January 2011|date=4 January 2011|work=The Boston Globe}} Brown was not retained after one season. ==Personal life== On August 12, 2011, a SWAT team descended on Brown's home in Granger, Indiana suburb of South Bend. Authorities heard shots fired inside the house. The original 911 call involved a domestic disturbance issue. He was hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/wsbt-breaking-news-swat-team-responds-to-granger-neighborhood-20110812,0,612893.story |title=Police standoff at home of former Notre Dame coach |publisher=chicagotribune.com |accessdate=2011-08-15}}{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/08/15/camps/1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121185601/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/08/15/camps/1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 21, 2011 |title=Aaron Rodgers, Colt McCoy, Ryan Mallett among quarterbacks who impressed in NFL preseason games - Peter King - SI.com |publisher=Sportsillustrated.cnn.com |date= 15 August 2011|accessdate=2011-08-15}} He was sentenced to four years probation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/publicsafety/ex-notre-dame-coach-corwin-brown-to-remain-on-probation/article_58ed4b4a-eac0-11e5-bf5a-8baa91d71dc2.html|title=Ex-Notre Dame coach Corwin Brown to remain on probation}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/sports/ncaafootball/corwin-brown-ex-notre-dame-aide-sentenced.html|title = Ex-Notre Dame Aide Sentenced|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 22 August 2012}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101212035321/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=coachbio&bio=34155 New England Patriots bio] {{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box |title=[Notre Dame Fighting Irish](/source/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football) Defensive coordinator |before=[Rick Minter](/source/Rick_Minter) |years=2008 |after=[Jon Tenuta](/source/Jon_Tenuta) }} {{s-end}} {{Patriots1993DraftPicks}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Corwin}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Chicago Category:Michigan Wolverines football players Category:American football safeties Category:New England Patriots players Category:New York Jets players Category:Detroit Lions players Category:Virginia Cavaliers football coaches Category:New York Jets coaches Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coaches Category:New England Patriots coaches --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Corwin Brown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corwin_Brown) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corwin_Brown?action=history)). 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