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Derek Brown

Retired

Arizona Cardinals · TE

Derek Brown recorded 72 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

5.6

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

5

playoff games

72

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Derek Brown's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1997
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 19, 1997

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1997

2 rec · 10 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Conference Championship
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 12, 1997

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1997

1 rec · 10 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1998
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 22, 1998

Oakland Raiders vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1998

3 rec · 38 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Wild Card
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 28, 1996

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1996

1 rec · 8 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1996
ATLANTAFALCONS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 22, 1996

Atlanta Falcons vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1996

3 rec · 33 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Derek Brown's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 38 receiving yards · 3 receptions

Regular Season
1998
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 22, 1998

Oakland Raiders vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1998

3 rec · 38 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
1997
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 19, 1997

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1997

2 rec · 10 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 4 targets

Regular Season
1998
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 15, 1998

Seattle Seahawks vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1998

3 rec · 24 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Derek Brown's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1991–2003

01
NYGBROWN—Derek Brown
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

02
NOBROWN—Derek Brown
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1995–1999

03
JAXBROWN—Derek Brown
JAXBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

Four straight playoff trips and two AFC title games

Jacksonville Jaguars · The expansion rocket

Tom Coughlin built an expansion roster with extraordinary speed, upsetting Denver in 1996 and going 14–2 three years later.

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Franchise era

1988–2001

04
LVBROWN—Derek Brown
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

05
ARIBROWN—Derek Brown
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons56 career games1,383 career rushing yards6 career rushing touchdowns108 career receptions918 career receiving yards3 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 495 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 4, 1992Most recent: Oct 10, 1999

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.