Donatello Brown (born May 15, 1991) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Valdosta State. He is the uncle of wide receiver John Brown.

Donatello Brown
Personal information
Born: (1991-05-15) May 15, 1991 (age 32)
Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:North Cobb
(Kennesaw, Georgia)
College:Valdosta State
Position:Cornerback
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:0
Sacks:0.0
Pass deflections:0
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career edit

Green Bay Packers edit

Brown signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[1] He was waived by the Packers on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on November 17, 2017.[4]

He was re-signed on March 12, 2018.[5] After training camp, he was waived by the Packers on September 1, 2018.[6]

Atlanta Legends edit

Brown signed with the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[7]

Dallas/Arlington Renegades edit

Brown was drafted in the 9th round during phase four in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Dallas Renegades.[8] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[9]

Brown was drafted again by the Renegades on Nov 16, 2022 in the 2023 XFL Draft for the 2023 XFL season. [10]

NFL career statistics edit

Regular season edit

Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2017 GB 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: NFL.com

References edit

  1. ^ "Packers sign five draft picks, 15 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Packers sign LB Brooks, claim LB Odom, place OL Barclay on IR". Packers.com. September 3, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "Packers activate LB Biegel; sign LS Hart and CB Brown". Packers.com. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  5. ^ "Packers' Donatello Brown: Slapped with exclusive rights tender". cbssports.com. March 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 1, 2018.
  7. ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 14, 2019.
  9. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Donatello Brown Drafted". Twitter.com. November 16, 2022.

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