C. C. Brown

Ceandris Nehemiah Brown (born January 27, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football for the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns, and was also enlisted in the Mississippi National Guard.

Brown was also a member of the New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Professional career

Houston Texans Brown was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. 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 He was tendered to a one-year contract by the Giants following the 2009 NFL season, but the tender was withdrawn after the Giants signed Deon Grant.

Detroit Lions On May 10, 2010, Brown signed a contract with the Detroit Lions.

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. He initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, but changed his plea to guilty. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison and ordered to pay back $84,777 on June 22, 2020.