Get to know Cam Brown, the Miami Dolphins' special teams addition
The Dolphins have added linebacker Cam Brown, a former special teams contributor for the New York Giants.
Who is Cam Brown?
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The basics of Cam Brown
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 235
Age: 26
College: Penn State
Hometown: Burtonsville, Maryland
Draft: Taken in sixth round, 183rd overall, by Giants in 2020
Brown's NFL stats
Career: All four seasons with Giants
Games played: 60
Games started: 0
Tackles: 35
Forced fumbles: 2
QB hits: 3
Defensive snaps: 107, including just three over past two seasons
SPECIAL TEAMS STATS
Snaps: 1,328
Percentage of snaps: At least 80% every season, including 367 snaps (85%) in 2023
Pro Football Focus: Gave him a 65.3 grade for 2023, crediting him with five tackles. His career-high grade was 79.5 in 2020.
Relative you may remember
Brown is a cousin of Andre Davis, a second-round pick of the Browns in 2002 who played eight NFL seasons with Browns, Patriots, Bills and Texans.
Brown wasn’t a $70 million man after all
Immediately after the season, the Giants fired special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey. It was about the same time that Brown announced
Immediately after the season, the Giants fired special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey. It was about the same time that Brown announced via social media that he’d be leaving New York.
“It’s been interesting… Catch Y’all on the flip side,” he wrote.
But in 2020, the Giants painted a different picture of Brown. McGaughey told the media that Brown has the potential to eventually land a $70 million contract.
“He’s a big, strong, physical kid who has a special skill set,” McGaughey said, according to USA Today. “I think the more plays he makes, the more confident he’ll get. The game will slow down for him. Once the game starts to slow down for him, it’s already starting to slow down on special teams. … I tell him all the time, I think he has $70 million walking around inside of him. It’s up to him to tap it.”
Defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, who once held that title with the Dolphins, said, “Cam stands out to me in terms of kickoff. We talk about all the time, kickoff, punt coverage, that’s really the first play of a defensive possession. The contribution there. I’ve seen him split double teams making a tackle.”
Brown is inspired by memories of the many he lost
A New York Post story discussed the many times Brown has mourned lost friends and relatives.
“Those people that passed away wouldn’t want you to just give up and quit on life just ’cause you’re sad because they passed away, I know that for a fact,” Brown said.
The list includes Peter Warren, a family friend who would take Brown to school but died of cancer; Andrew Dantzler, who drowned in a lake; and Brown's grandfather, Eugene, who had a brain aneurysm.
Brown played at Bullis High in Potomac, Maryland. The team’s quarterback in 2020 was Dwayne Haskins, who was struck and killed on a Fort Lauderdale highway in 2022.
Dolphins reporter Hal Habib can be reached at hhabib@pbpost.com. Follow him on social media @gunnerhal.
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