Jack Brewer

Jack Brewer (born January 8, 1979 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Arizona Cardinals.

College career
Brewer played college football at Minnesota and finished his career with 155 tackles, the fourth highest total in school history. He spent time between safety and wide receiver throughout his collegiate career. He was a first-team All-Big Ten Conference selection by the media and honorable mention All-Big Ten pick by the coaches as a senior, and also earned the Carl Eller Award as the team's most outstanding defensive player and the Paul Giel Award for unselfishness team play. He was selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl. Brewer started ten games at free safety and one at strong safety in his first full season on the defensive side of the ball. He led the Big Ten in tackles per game with 14.1. He averaged over 16 tackles a game in Big Ten play to also lead the conference. He moved to wide receiver as a junior after spending his sophomore season at free safety. Brewer was third on the team with 22 catches for 286 yards. He was forced to sit out the 1998 season under NCAA rules as a transfer student. He played wide receiver during his freshman year at Southern Methodist University before transferring to Minnesota and had 19 receptions for 352 yards and four touchdowns.

Brewer earned his Bachelor and Masters Degree from the University of Minnesota by age 22 while playing college football. He joined Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity at the University of Minnesota during his senior year and is currently an active supporter of the Shriner Hospitals.

Professional career
An exceptional special teams player, Brewer was originally signed by the Minnesota Vikings as a rookie free agent in 2002. He spent two years with the Vikings before joining the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles for one season each. He signed by the Arizona Cardinals on April 28, 2006.

In his first year Brewer played in 15 games with one start as a rookie. He led the team with 26 special teams tackles and also had five special teams tackles vs. Buffalo, which tied him for second-most in a game in team history and the most special teams tackles in a game since Harold Morrow's five vs. Tampa Bay. He started for the first time in his career in the season finale at Detroit and posted six tackles and a pass defensed.

The following year, Brewer played in six games for the Vikings. He was inactive for the first three games of the season after suffering a chest injury in preseason, However despite this he had season high two special teams tackles vs. Denver and blocked a Jeff Feagles punt vs. the Giants, which was the Vikings’ first blocked punt since Mike Merriweather in 1989. He was placed on injured reserve (11/12) with a torn pectoral muscle.

Not letting lesion affect him, Brewer continued to play at an outstanding level on special teams. Saw action in 13 games, missing three games (at Arizona, vs. Atlanta, vs. Philadelphia) with a leg injury and was second on the team in special teams tackles with 19 (16 solo).

In 2006, Brewer played in just six games with the Eagles but finished tied for fifth on the team with 15 special teams tackles and twice led the team with four special teams tackles.

Personal
Brewer was employed by Merrill Lynch in New York City as a Wealth Manager in the Global Private Client Group from December 2007 through December 2009. Brewer’s focuses on serving the financial needs of Professional Athletes and Entertainers. Brewer was registered with Paramount Biocapital, Inc. from March 2010 through August 2010. From August 2010 through January 2011, Brewer was registered with Newoak Capital Markets LLC. Brewer is currently not registered with any broker dealer.

Brewer completed Executive Business Programs at the Harvard School of Business (2005) and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (2006). He is currently enrolled at Columbia University in New York City working towards a Master’s Degree from the School of International and Public Affairs with a focus on Finance and Management. Brewer was the Director of the NFL Players for Obama in 2008.

Brewer has three young children, Jared (14) Laesha (13) and Jackson (5 months). He is the founder of The Jack Brewer Foundation which promotes diversity and education in the US and across the Globe, and JBF supports numerous non- profits including the Millennium Promise and the Joyce Banda Foundation. Brewer is the founder of JBF Worldwide (http://www.thejackbrewerfoundation.org/), and he does regular fundraisers, speaking engagements and guest appearances to promote education and the economic development of underprivileged countries.