Sheldon Brown (American football)

Sheldon Dion Brown (born March 19, 1979 in Lancaster, South Carolina) is an American football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Carolina.

Early years
Brown attended Lewisville High School in Richburg, South Carolina.

College career
Brown played college football at the University of South Carolina. While majoring in Sports and Entertainment Management, he was a four-year player and three-year starter. A two-time All-SEC awardee in football, Brown also played baseball for South Carolina during his senior year.

Philadelphia Eagles
Brown was a second round draft pick of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of South Carolina by the Philadelphia Eagles. Known for his hard hitting, he earned additional attention during 2006 NFC Divisional Playoff Game against the New Orleans Saints, when he prevented running back Reggie Bush from catching a pass, by delivering a massive, blind-sided hit, which he dislodged the pass and knocked Bush to the ground for some time. This hit was chosen by a number of football analysts as the hit of the year.

Brown has returned five touchdowns in his career, from three interceptions and two fumbles. He had a 40-yard touchdown return from an interception during week four and an 80-yard touchdown return from a fumble during week five of the 2005 season. Brown had a 70-yard touchdown return from an interception during week ten against the Washington Redskins in the 2006 season. And during the 2009 season Brown had an 83-yard touchdown return from an interception off of a pass from Chris Redman of the Atlanta Falcons during week twelve and a 60-yard fumble return for touchdown against the New York Giants in week fourteen.

Cleveland Browns
On April 2, 2010, Brown and linebacker Chris Gocong were traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for 4th and 5th round draft picks in the 2010 NFL Draft as well as linebacker Alex Hall.

Personal
Brown resided in Marlton, New Jersey and Lake Wylie, South Carolina during his tenure with the Eagles.

In 2008, Brown was named the recipient of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association "Good Guy" Award.