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Omar Brown (born October 10, 2000) is an American football safety who is currently plays for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northern Iowa and Nebraska.

Early life and high school

Brown attended Minneapolis North High School located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Coming out of high school, Brown decided to commit to play college football for the Northern Iowa Panthers.

College career

Northern Iowa

During Brown's three year career with the Panthers from 2019 through 2021, Brown appeared in 29 games starting in all of them, where he notched 140 tackles and eight interceptions. During his time with Northern Iowa, Brown also racked up multiple accolades including being named the 2019 FCS Defensive Freshman of the Year, while also being named a FCS All-American. After the conclusion of the 2021 season, Brown decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Nebraska

Brown decided to transfer to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Professional career

Denver Broncos

After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Brown decided to sign with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent.

Green Bay Packers

On August 29, 2024, Brown signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.

References

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2. Melo, Justin. "Omar Brown Draft Networking Interview: 'I've Made Plays Everywhere I've Been'". The Draft Network. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
3. Mullin, Luke. "Nebraska HC Rhule: Omar Brown in concussion protocol, Buford a game-time decision". Lincoln Star-Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
4. "Omar Brown Stats". The Football Database. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
5. Duffey, Kevin. "Omar Brown, former FCS All-American, will transfer to Nebraska, per report". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
6. Trieu, Allen. "Northern Iowa CB Omar Brown enters transfer portal". 247Sports. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
7. Gabriel, Parker. "Huskers land UNI transfer DB Omar Brown, adding to secondary rebuild". Lincoln Star-Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
8. Vessels, Chandler. "Omar Brown details changes of Nebraska's defense". On3.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
9. Messel, Eddie. "Omar Brown transfers to Nebraska". KOLN.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
10. Huber, Bill. "Packers Add Two Familiar Faces to Practice Squad". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 26 December 2024.