BY FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
BALTIMORE – Former Fort Hays State standout kicker Brandon Brown has signed with the Baltimore Brigade of the Arena Football League. The organization signed Brown on April 24, 2019, just before the team’s season opener on April 26. Brown is just a year removed from his collegiate playing days at FHSU, earning All-America and MIAA Special Teams Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2017.
In two years at Fort Hays State, Brown broke the single-season kick scoring record twice, scoring 88 points in 2016 and then 94 in 2017. Brown finished his two-year career at FHSU with 31 field goals and 89 PATs for a total of 182 kicking points, ranking fourth all-time in kick scoring at FHSU.
Brown had invites to NFL rookie minicamps following his senior year, but he returned to FHSU to help coach the Tigers in 2018. He served as an assistant coach specializing in the kicking game and helped former teammate Dante Brown to All-America honors in 2018, including NCAA Division II Special Teams Player of the Year honors by the Don Hansen Football Committee. Dante Brown served as the team’s punter in Brandon Brown’s senior year of 2017, but he added kicking duties to his punter role in 2018 and led the nation in field goals with 28.
Brown had a big debut with the Baltimore Brigade in the season opener. He connected on his only field goal attempt and went 8-for-8 in extra-point attempts. The Arena Football League plays a 13-week schedule that lasts through the latter part of July.
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Game 1 Recap – Brown helps Brigade to 59-51 win in season opener.