Ruben Brown

Ruben Parnell Brown (born February 13, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills 14th overall in the 1995 NFL draft.

Brown played nine seasons for the Bills and four more for the Chicago Bears, starting all 181 games in which he played. He was a four-time All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl selection, including eight consecutive Pro Bowl selections with the Bills from 1996 to 2003. He is the older brother of former NFL linebacker Cornell Brown.

Brown attended E. C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Professional career

Buffalo Bills Brown was the starting left guard for the Buffalo Bills, where he was named to eight consecutive AFC Pro Bowl teams from to . He was also a four-time 2nd-team All-Pro. He had a revival in his career in the 2006 season after the Bears made Super Bowl XLI, and was named to the 2007 Pro Bowl. In 2007, Brown played in eight games before being placed on injured reserve by the Bears on November 8, 2007, due to an injured shoulder.

Brown became a free agent after the 2007 season. He expressed interest in returning to Chicago, commenting his three-year stint with the Bears rejuvenated his career. The Bears did re-sign Brown.

Retirement After spending the 2008 season out of football, Brown officially announced his retirement on February 2, 2009. When Brown retired, he was one of nine guards to be named to the Pro Bowl nine times in a career.

Broadcasting career Brown currently co-hosts The Enforcers, a weekly television show in Buffalo, NY, with former Buffalo Sabres player Rob Ray. Brown is also a regular pundit on Canadian talkshow "Off the Record", which airs on TSN. He also served as an analyst for the syndication network broadcasting the Fall Experimental Football League.

Brown has co-hosted, along with Mike Catalana, Bills Tonight, the Bills' official weekly post game on MSG Western New York, since 2016.