Philadelphia Eagles Sign Former Standout DE Xavier Brown
PHILADELPHIA (August 4, 2012) – The Philadelphia Eagles announced the signing of former LIU Post standout defensive end
Xavier Brown '11 to their 90-man roster.
Brown was most recently a member of the Arena Football League's New Orleans Voodoo, where he posted four sacks and three passes defensed in 13 games. Brown was traded to New Orleans from the Chicago Rush, where he collected a team-leading six sacks. Brown also had a brief stint with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
The 24-year-old played for LIU Post from 2007-10, where he started 31 games and logged 128 tackles, 24.5 sacks, 43 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, and four blocked kicks over a four-year career from 2007-10. As a senior in 2010, the Bay Shore, N.Y. native was tabbed as a PSAC East First-Team defender and a Super Region 1 First Team performer after leading the Pioneers with 8.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, and 38 tackles.