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| Position: | Skill development / Kick & punt returners coach | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 2, 1971 Barnwell, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Blackville–Hilda (Blackville, South Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 1993 / round: 8 / pick: 198 | ||||||||||||||
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Troy Fitzgerald Brown (born July 2, 1971) is an American football coach and former player who is a skill development and kick and punt returners coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a wide receiver and return specialist for 15 seasons in the NFL, spending his entire career with the Patriots. Brown played college football at Marshall University and was selected by the Patriots in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL draft. During his New England tenure, he was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2001 and was a member of the franchise's first three Super Bowl-winning teams. In 2020, Brown rejoined the Patriots as an offensive assistant. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.[1] Brown also was inducted to the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2012.[2]