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| Born | December 12, 1962 Marion, Arkansas |
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| Year(s) | 1986–2005 | ||
| NFL Draft | 1986 / Round: 8 / Pick: 201 | ||
| College | Arkansas State | ||
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| Games played | 262 | ||
| Games started | 205 | ||
| Fumble recoveries | 3 | ||
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Leonard Ray Brown, Jr. (born December 12, 1962) is a former American football offensive lineman. He played college football at Arkansas State University and played in the National Football League with the St. Louis Cardinals (His career actually started a replacement player during the 1987 NFL Players Strike), the Washington Redskins, the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions. He announced his retirement January 14, 2006 after 20 seasons, the same day he started a playoff game for the Redskins. He is one of the oldest players to start a playoff game at the age of 43.[1]
He was hired as assistant offensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills on January 17, 2008. He was not retained by the Bills after the firing of head coach Dick Jauron.
Brown was hired as offensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers for the 2010 season. On January 25, 2011, he was announced as the assistant line coach for the Carolina Panthers.