Nathan Brown (American football)
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Nathan Brown was raised in Russellville, AR. He is an American football
quarterback
who is currently a free agent
.
He attended Russellville High School in Russellville, Arkansas
. Where he was All-State his senior season playing for Coach Jeff Holt and the Russellville Cyclones. He was a Three-year letterman at Russellville High (Ark.) … Completed 242 of 353 passes as a senior for 3,385 yards and 33 TDs … Was KARV Dream Team Player of the Year, Russellville Courier Dream Team and All-River Valley … Also lettered three years in baseball and was an All-State performer in 2003 and 2004.
He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars
as an undrafted free agent
in 2009. After being released he went to the New Orleans Saints
for a short stint.
He was a record breaking Quarterback college football
at Central Arkansas
.Playing history: four-year starter at quarterback at UCA; he was the Southland Conference
Player of the Year in 2008 and the SLC Offensive Player of the Year in 2007; he was a Walter Payton Award
finalist in 2008 and was a three-time All-American; was the first UCA player to play in the Senior Bowl
in 2008; was also selected to the East-West Shrine Game; set state collegiate passing records for yards (10,558) and touchdowns (100); led the Bears to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals as a redshirt freshman; was Gulf South Conference
Freshman of the Year in 2005;
Currently Nathan is a coach for the University of Central Arkansas
football program.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
.
He attended Russellville High School in Russellville, Arkansas
Russellville, Arkansas
Russellville is the county seat and largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a population of 27,920, according to the 2010 Census. It is home to Arkansas Tech University and Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant...
. Where he was All-State his senior season playing for Coach Jeff Holt and the Russellville Cyclones. He was a Three-year letterman at Russellville High (Ark.) … Completed 242 of 353 passes as a senior for 3,385 yards and 33 TDs … Was KARV Dream Team Player of the Year, Russellville Courier Dream Team and All-River Valley … Also lettered three years in baseball and was an All-State performer in 2003 and 2004.
He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
in 2009. After being released he went to the New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
for a short stint.
He was a record breaking Quarterback college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas Bears
The University of Central Arkansas participates in 14 NCAA Division I Varsity Sports and one Football Championship Subdivision , supported by the efforts of a diverse group of over 400 male and female student-athletes...
.Playing history: four-year starter at quarterback at UCA; he was the Southland Conference
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the south central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision...
Player of the Year in 2008 and the SLC Offensive Player of the Year in 2007; he was a Walter Payton Award
Walter Payton Award
The Walter Payton Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding offensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision of college football as chosen by a nationwide panel of media and college sports information directors...
finalist in 2008 and was a three-time All-American; was the first UCA player to play in the Senior Bowl
Senior Bowl
The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football exhibition game played in Mobile, Alabama which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those collegiate players who have completed their eligibility. First played in 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida, the game moved to Mobile's Ladd Peebles Stadium...
in 2008; was also selected to the East-West Shrine Game; set state collegiate passing records for yards (10,558) and touchdowns (100); led the Bears to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals as a redshirt freshman; was Gulf South Conference
Gulf South Conference
The Gulf South Conference is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division II.-History:...
Freshman of the Year in 2005;
Currently Nathan is a coach for the University of Central Arkansas
University of Central Arkansas
The University of Central Arkansas is a state-run institution located in the city of Conway, the seat of Faulkner County, north of Little Rock and is the fourth largest university by enrollment in the U.S. state of Arkansas, and the third largest college system in the state. The school is most...
football program.
External links
- Jacksonville Jaguars bio
- http://ucasports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=71&path=football