Signing in the NFL as an undrafted free agent takes a certain amount of nerve and grit, but also, perhaps, naïveté. The chances of sticking with a team are small, while the effort involved is massive. Troy Brown is trying to become one of those to beat the odds, as he signed with the New York Giants to compete for a linebacker spot.
By the numbers
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 220
Age: 24
Position: Inside linebacker
Experience: Rookie
Contract: three years, $2,695,000 | 2023 cap hit: $753,333
Career to date
Brown played four years at Central Michigan before transferring to Ole Miss last season as a fifth-year senior.