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Quick Facts
Biography
Earnest Brown IV (born January 8, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected with the 174th pick of the 2021 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern.
College career
Brown was ranked as a four–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school. He committed to Northwestern on March 22, 2016.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m) | 270 lb (122 kg) | 34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 5.01 s | 1.75 s | 2.98 s | 4.50 s | 7.19 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 25 reps | |
All values from Pro Day |
Brown was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams with the 174th pick in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft on May 1, 2021. On May 16, 2021, he signed his four-year rookie contract with Los Angeles. He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. Brown won Super Bowl LVI when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.
On February 15, 2022, Brown signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams. He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 24.