Melik Brown

Melik Brown
No. 6  Trenton Freedom
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Date of birth: September 14, 1984
Place of birth: Camden, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school: Chatham (VA) Hargrave Military Academy
College: North Carolina
Undrafted: 2007
Career history
* Pre-season or practice roster only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • AIFA Champion (2010)
  • First Team All-PIFL (2014)
Career Arena football statistics as of 2013
Tackles: 21
Sacks: 2.0
Rushes: 13
Rush Yards: 54
TDs: 4
Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Melik Brown (born September 14, 1984, in Camden, New Jersey) is a professional American football fullback for the Trenton Freedom of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).

College career

Brown was a four-year starter at the University of North Carolina, where he played linebacker and defensive end.[1] He set the defensive lineman squat record of 655 lbs.[2]

Professional career

He was signed by the South Jersey Lynx as a street free agent in 2007. Brown has also played for the Central Penn Piranha and the BC Lions. In 2009, Brown started playing indoor football, when he joined the Harrisburg Stampede of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA). The Stampede struggled that season, leading Brown to sign with the Baltimore Mariners the following season.[3] In February 11, 2011, Brown signed with the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL).[4] He was released two months later. He signed with the Southern Indoor Football League's Trenton Steel on April 26, 2011.[5] Brown spent the next two years on and off with the Soul. On January 6, 2014, Brown signed with the Trenton Freedom of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).

References

  1. "Philadelphia Soul Player Bio". Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  2. Lucas, Adam. "Lucas: Join The Fraternity". Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  3. Michael Sedor (March 9, 2010). "Harrisburg Stampede fall to Baltimore Mariners in season opener". www.pennlive.com. PA Media Group. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. "Philadelphia Soul Sign Three to 2011 Roster". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 11, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  5. O'Gorman, George (28 April 2011). "Trenton Steel meet Fayetteville Force again, under different circumstances". The Trentonian. Retrieved 26 December 2011.

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