Cornell Brown

Cornell Desmond Brown (born March 15, 1975) is an American football coach and former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for Virginia Tech, and earned All-American honors twice. Drafted late in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens. In 2013, Brown was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame (the state-wide organization that honors sports figures from the state, or who contributed to sports programs in the state).

Cornell Brown
No. 51, 90
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1975-03-15) March 15, 1975
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Lynchburg (VA) E. C. Glass
College:Virginia Tech
NFL draft:1997 / Round: 6 / Pick: 194
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Cologne Centurions (2005)
    Linebackers coach
  • Frankfurt Galaxy (2006-2007 (Spring))
    Defensive line coach
  • Virginia Tech (2006-2007 (Fall))
    Graduate assistant
  • Virginia Tech (2011-2015)
    Outside linebackers & defensive ends coach
  • Norfolk State (2016)
    Co-defensive coordinator & linebackers coach
  • Marshall (2017-2020)
    Defensive ends coach
  • Tarleton State University (2021)
    Defensive line coach
  • Calgary Stampeders (2022)
    Defensive line coach
  • New Orleans Breakers (2023)
    Linebackers coach
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl champion (XXXV)
  • Consensus All-American (1995)
  • First-team All-American (1996)
  • Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame
  • Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Games played:108
Games started:25
Tackles:147
Sacks:7.0
Forced fumbles:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
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