Cyron Brown
Encyclopedia
Cyron Brown is an American football
defensive end
. He currently plays for the Dallas Desperados
of the Arena Football League.
Brown played football and basketball at Albert G. Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois, where he earned All-American honors in football and All-City honors in basketball. He played football at Illinois
for three years until transferring to Western Illinois
in 1997. Undrafted in 1998, Brown was a member of the Denver Broncos
from 1998 to 2002, primarily as a member of the practice squad. Brown won a ring as a member of the Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII
championship team in 1998
. In 1999, Brown was suspended for four games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Brown was the first Bronco to violate the policy. Since 2003, Brown has played for five different the Arena Football League teams.
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...
defensive end
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
. He currently plays for the Dallas Desperados
Dallas Desperados
The Dallas Desperados were a professional Arena Football team. The Desperados played in the Southern Division of the now-defunct Arena Football League from 2002 to 2008....
of the Arena Football League.
Brown played football and basketball at Albert G. Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois, where he earned All-American honors in football and All-City honors in basketball. He played football at Illinois
Illinois Fighting Illini
The Fighting Illini are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The University offers 10 men's and 11 women's varsity sports....
for three years until transferring to Western Illinois
Western Illinois Leathernecks
The Western Illinois Leathernecks are the teams and athletes that represent Western Illinois University, located in Macomb, Illinois, in NCAA Division I sports. The school's primary conference affiliation is with The Summit League; its football team is a member of the Division I FCS Missouri...
in 1997. Undrafted in 1998, Brown was a member of the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
from 1998 to 2002, primarily as a member of the practice squad. Brown won a ring as a member of the Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII
Super Bowl XXXIII
Super Bowl XXXIII was an American football game played on January 31, 1999, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion, following the 1998 regular season. The American Football Conference champion Denver Broncos defeated the National Football...
championship team in 1998
1998 Denver Broncos season
In 1998 the Denver Broncos had a record of 14–2, second best in the NFL, and won Super Bowl XXXIII. It was John Elway's final season and the season Terrell Davis ran for 2,008 yards, making him only the fourth player to rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season....
. In 1999, Brown was suspended for four games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Brown was the first Bronco to violate the policy. Since 2003, Brown has played for five different the Arena Football League teams.