Matt Brown

Matthew Warren Brown (born July 28, 1989) is an American former football kick returner. He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football for Temple. He also had brief stints with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Tri-Cities Fever of the Indoor Football League (IFL). With the Roughriders, he won the 101st Grey Cup in 2013.

Early life Brown was born and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. His father, Warren Brown, is an attorney and his mother, Lynette, is a beautician. He played in the Northwood Little League (baseball) and the Northwood Youth football league and, despite his small stature, excelled at both.

Brown spent summers at Cushing Academy, a private boarding school in Massachusetts, with his sister Candice.

Brown initially attended Baltimore City College and the private Cardinal Gibbons in his hometown, Because of his size, 5 foot, 5 inches tall, Brown returned 83 kick-offs for Temple for 2,068 yards and two touchdowns at 24.9 average yards per kick return. He also had 45 punt returns for 403 yards over the past two seasons.

Brown's best game at Temple came during his sophomore year against Army, when he carried the ball 28 times for 226 yards and 4 touchdowns.

2012 In his senior year, Brown was named the Big East Conference's special teams player of the year and was a 2012 All-Big East First-team player as a coaches' selection.

Professional career Tampa Bay Buccaneers Brown attended both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs free agent camps in the spring of 2013, Brown was released on July 23, 2013, after Peyton Hillis signed a one-year deal with the team.

Saskatchewan Roughriders On August 5, 2013, Brown signed with the Roughriders. On November 24, 2013, the Roughriders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45-23, to win the 101st Grey Cup. Brown lasted on the Roughriders roster until June 7, 2014, but was released without appearing in a game.

Arrest and criminal conviction On Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, 2015, Brown was arrested on human trafficking and prostitution charges. His alleged victims were aged 14, 16, and 17. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of prostitution, and was sentenced to two years in prison in 2017.