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James Brown

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Cleveland Browns · OT

James Brown recorded 97 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

4

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

97

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Divisional Round
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 15, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1998
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 9, 1999

Miami Dolphins vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 9, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1998
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 2, 1999

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 2, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1997
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 28, 1997

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 9, 2012

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2012

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1996

01
NYJBROWN—James Brown
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

02
MIABROWN—James Brown
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

03
CLEBROWN—James Brown
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

04
CHIBROWN—James Brown
CHIURLACHER54Brian Urlacher
CHIHESTER23Devin Hester

Takeaways and special teams reach the Super Bowl

Chicago Bears · Urlacher and Lovie's defense

Lovie Smith restored the defense-first formula, and Hester's return brilliance helped the 2006 Bears reach Super Bowl XLI.

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Franchise era

2013–present

05
CHIBROWN—James Brown
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons97 career gamesJersey: 784 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Dec 9, 2012

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