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5 years ago

Packers release cornerback Tony Brown, per report

https://lombardiave.com/2019/12/28/packers-release-cornerback-tony-brown/ 


by Freddie Boston 31 minutes

Here’s some surprising news ahead of the Green Bay Packers‘ final game of the regular season. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, the Packers have released cornerback Tony Brown.

Brown hasn’t played since Week 12 against the San Francisco 49ers and has been a healthy scratch in recent weeks. The Packers have gone with second-year cornerback Josh Jackson ahead of Brown. According to Pro Football Reference, Brown hasn’t played a defensive snap since the loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 9.

Many had high expectations for Brown entering the season after he impressed in 2018 and throughout the summer. Last year, Brown played in 11 games, starting three, and finished third on the team in passes defended with five. He also forced two fumbles.

Brown seemed to be part of the plans on defense at the start of the season, playing on 37 percent of the defensive snaps against the Chicago Bears in Week 1. But he then played almost exclusively on special teams up until the Chargers game, where he played on just over a quarter of the defensive snaps.

Most of his work came on special teams this season, but he’s been inactive for all of December. Brown did block an extra-point attempt against the Minnesota Vikings back in Week 2.

Even though he’s been inactive for the past four weeks, it’s still surprising that the Packers have released Brown. While they have good depth at cornerback, Brown has shown he can step up on defense when they need him. Instead, general manager Brian Gutekunst has decided to free up a roster spot. Perhaps Gutekunst plans to bring someone in ahead of the playoffs.
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I think it will subsequently come out that it has more to do with disciplinary action than talent. Something happened in the Charger game on the sidelines and Brown hasn’t seen the field and defense since.

In my estimation a mistake...but I don’t know all the facts.
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5 years ago
It's a little surprising. I hope it means JJ is getting better.
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KRK
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5 years ago
if they sign someone else at this point, I assume they would be playoff eligible, correct just like Marshawn Lynch? Maybe they’re looking at a running back.
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5 years ago

if they sign someone else at this point, I assume they would be playoff eligible, correct just like Marshawn Lynch? Maybe they’re looking at a running back.

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5 years ago
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Zero2Cool
5 years ago

It's a little surprising. I hope it means JJ is getting better.

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Okay, I'll bite. Who the hell is JJ?


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gbguy20
5 years ago

Okay, I'll bite. Who the hell is JJ?

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I assume he meant this means josh Jackson is playing better
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5 years ago

I think it will subsequently come out that it has more to do with disciplinary action than talent. Something happened in the Charger game on the sidelines and Brown hasn’t seen the field and defense since.

In my estimation a mistake...but I don’t know all the facts.

Originally Posted by: KRK 



What happened in the Chargers game?

I don't really remember hearing much about this guy other than Aaron Rodgers really liking him and that when he's down, he looks to Brown to get picked up -- something like that.
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5 years ago

RAVEN GREENE! RAVEN GREENE!

Originally Posted by: gbguy20 



I am hoping that is what this means as well. I follow Raven on Twitter and he hasn't mentioned anything.
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5 years ago

I think it will subsequently come out that it has more to do with disciplinary action than talent. Something happened in the Charger game on the sidelines and Brown hasn’t seen the field and defense since.

In my estimation a mistake...but I don’t know all the facts.

Originally Posted by: KRK 



Did something happen in the Chargers game, or is that just speculation?

If just speculation, then I think he got benched from defense because he sucks in coverage, as there was only two games where he got at least two snaps on defense... so it was more surprising he was playing on defense in the Chargers game, than was benched on defense like most games. Tony Brown has ALL the physical tools and went undrafted, because he's like Jarrett Bush, all the physical tools, but he clearly can't put them all together... doesn't have a natural feel for coverage.

The bigger question (at least to me), is why did Tony Brown get benched from STs after the 49ers game... he played 60% of the snaps in most games, then randomly goes down to 0... that's when he either lost his ST jobs, or he got in someone's dog house.

I'm speculating that with them not resigning someone at the same time, that either it was due to disciplinary action, and/or they don't have the person they want to sign on the PS and maybe not in the state yet.
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