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Baron Browning (born February 19, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
_(cropped).jpg) Browning with the Broncos in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 53 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | February 19, 1999 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Kennedale (Kennedale, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State (2017–2020) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 3 / pick: 105 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Browning attended Kennedale High School in Kennedale, Texas. A five star recruit, he played in the 2017 U.S. Army All American Bowl and was a finalist for the Butkus Award.[1] He committed to Ohio State University to play college football.[2][3]
As a true freshman at Ohio State in 2017, Browning played in 12 games and had 14 tackles.[4] He started three of 12 games his sophomore year in 2018, recording 24 tackles and one sack. He again played in 12 games his junior year in 2019, finishing with 43 tackles and five sacks.[5][6] Browning returned to Ohio State for his senior year in 2020 and was moved from middle linebacker to outside linebacker.[7][8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 2+3⁄4 in (1.90 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.55 s | 1.56 s | 2.69 s | 4.22 s | 6.78 s | 40.0 in (1.02 m) | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) | 23 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Denver Broncos
Browning was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round, 105th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft.[12] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Denver on July 22, 2021.[13]
Browning started his tenure with the Broncos as an inside linebacker but was eventually moved to the outside linebacker group.
Browning was placed on the reserve/PUP list to start the 2023 season.[14] He was activated on October 21, 2023.[15]
On September 21, 2024, Browning was placed on injured reserve after suffering a foot injury in Week 2 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[16] He was activated on October 17.[17]
Arizona Cardinals
On November 4, 2024, the Broncos traded Browning to the Arizona Cardinals for a 2025 sixth-round pick.[18]
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