Josh Brown (American Football) life and biography

Josh Brown is an American football kicker for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft.

Pro Highlights:
Signed as an unrestricted free agent by St. Louis (3/1/08)…selected by Seattle in the seventh round (222nd overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft (4/27/03).

PRO:
Has scored at least 100 points in each of his six NFL seasons…has seven career game-winning field goals in the final minute of regulation or overtime…19 career field goals from 50-plus yards rank second among active kickers since 2003…63.3 field goal percentage from 50 yards or more is third among active kickers (minimum 19 field goal attempts) since 2003…683 points rank fourth among kickers since 2003.

2009 SEASON: Finished the season as the Rams leading scorer with 73 points…converted six of seven 50-plus yard field goal attempts…the six field goals from 50 yards or more matches Brown’s previous record in 2008 and tied Tony Zendejas’ 1993 season for most in Rams history in a single season…Week 6 at Jacksonville (10/18): Kicked a 52-yard field goal in the second quarter…field goal was his eighth of 50 or more yards as a Ram, tying Tony Zendejas for second in Rams history for most field goals made of 50 or more yards…Week 8 at Detroit (11/1): Attempted his first career pass which was completed to TE Daniel Fells for a touchdown…on fourth-and-8 from the Detroit 36-yard line, the Rams lined up in a field goal formation…LS Ryan Neill snapped the ball to holder Donnie Jones who flipped the ball to Brown, Brown rolled to his left and threw to Fells who ran 36-yards to the end zone…Week 12 vs. Seattle (11/29): Converted a 55-yard attempt …the kick was the second longest field goal in Rams history (Jeff Wilkins kicked a 57-yard field goal 9/27/98)…tied second longest career kick (converted a 55-yard attempt in 2005 as a member of the Seahawks)…Week 15 vs. Houston (12/20): Converted three-of-three field goal attempts, including a 52-yard attempt for his 24th 50-plus yard field goal since 2003, the most among active players during that time…he has 11 field goals from 50 or more yards as a Ram (2008-09), the second-most in team
history…Week 17 vs. San Francisco (1/3/2010): Converted two-of-two field goal attempts, including a 54-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter…the 54-yard field goal ties for the third-longest in Rams history.

2008 SEASON: Scored 112 points on 31-of-36 field goal attempts and 19-of-19 PATs…sixth-consecutive season with 100-plus points…31 field goals are the third-most in a single season in Rams history behind Jeff Wilkins’ 39 in 2003 and 32 in 2006…converted six-of-eight field goals from 50-plus yards…six 50-plus yard field goals tied Tony Zendejas’ Rams record for most 50-yard field goals in a season set in 1993...earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors for October after scoring 33 points on nine-of-10 field goal attempts and six-of-six PATs as the Rams posted a 2-1 record…Week 2 vs. New York Giants (9/14): Converted two field goals from 54 yards…54-yard field goals tied for the second-longest in Rams history…longest field goals by a Ram since Jeff Wilkins made a 54-yard field goal vs. New Orleans (10/28/01)…marked the first time that the Rams kicked two field goals of 54 yards or more in one game…Week 6 at Washington (10/12): Tied a career-high with four field goals from 51, 25, 44 and 49 yards…49-yard field goal as time expired gave the Rams a 19-17 win…field goal was Brown’s seventh career game-winner…Week 13 vs. Miami (11/30): Matched a career high for the second time in 2008, converting four field goals from 23, 51, 33 and 38 yards.

2007 SEASON: Scored 100 or more points for a Seahawks record fifth season…passed Todd Peterson (555) for fourth place on Seattle’s all-time scoring list with 571 points…ranked third in the NFC, sixth in the NFL with 127 points…vs. New Orleans (10/14): Had a 44-yard field goal attempt blocked, halting a streak of 15 consecutive field goals made dating back to 2006…connected on a 52-yard field goal marking his 11th career field goal from at least 50 yards, a Seattle record…vs. St. Louis (10/21): Made a season-high four field goals.

2006 SEASON: Tied an NFL record with four game-winning field goals in the final minute of regulation or overtime…converted 42-yarder at Detroit (9/10), 54-yarder at St. Louis (10/15), 38-yarder vs. St. Louis (11/12) and 50-yarder at Denver (12/3)…54-yard game winner at St. Louis is fifth-longest in NFL history…twice named Special Teams Player of the Week and named NFC Pro Bowl alternate…set a club record with fourth-consecutive 100-point season (2003-2006)…at St. Louis (10/5): Connected on three of four attempts, including two 49-yarders and the game winner from 54 yards…at Denver (12/3): In freezing temperatures, connected on three of five field goals including the game winner from 50 yards, 10th career field goal from at least 50 yards.

2005 SEASON: Connected on 18 of 25 field goal attempts and finished fifth in the NFC in scoring among kickers (110 points)…attempted a club-record eight field goals of 50 yards or more and tied Norm Johnson’s 1986 club record connecting on five…the only kicker in Seattle history to make two field goals of 50 or more in the same game twice in a season…voted Pro Bowl alternate…vs. Dallas (10/23): Earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after kicking a 55-yarder, the second longest of his career, and a game-winning 50-yarder as time expired.

2004 SEASON: Connected on 23 field goals in 25 attempts…set a club record for highest field-goal percentage in a season (.920)…percentage led the NFC and was second in the NFL among kickers with at least five attempts…finished third in the NFC with 109 points…tied a club record with 16 consecutive field goals made…vs. St. Louis (10/10): Made his first career punt, a 35-yarder, due to an injury to P Tom Rouen…at Arizona (10/24): Converted a season-long 54-yard field goal.

2003 SEASON: Set the Seahawks rookie scoring record with 114 points…led all rookie kickers in scoring and finished fourth in the NFC, eighth in the NFL…connected on 22 of 30 field goal attempts and was perfect on all 48 extra point tries…opened season and career with at least one field goal in nine consecutive games…at Green Bay (10/5): Set a franchise record with a 58-yard field goal, the ninth-longest in NFL history and second longest by a rookie.

College Highlights:
Finished career ranked third on Nebraska’s all-time scoring list with 315 points…as a senior, named All-Big 12 Conference first-team selection by the league’s coaches and Kansas City Star, adding second-team honors from the Associated Press after leading the team with 88 points, connecting on 14 of 18 field goals and all 46 PATs…scored 75 points during his sophomore season and set a school record with 60 consecutive extra points…booted a 51-yarder and set an NCAA bowl record as he connected on all nine extra-point attempts versus Northwestern in the Alamo Bowl…majored in communications.

Personal :
Attended Foyil (Okla.) High School and played running back, safety, punter and placekicker…also returned punts and kickoffs…made a career-long 61-yard field goal in the state playoffs…as a running back, rushed for 1,891yards and 51 touchdowns, playing eight-man football…totaled 9,136 career all-purpose yards and 122 career touchdowns…four-year letterman in both football and track and earned three basketball letters…two-time Class A state champion in the high jump, clearing a career-best of 6’8” at the state meet in both 1997 and 1998.

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