Antonio Brown: Football Career
Antonio Brown was born July 10,1988 (27 years old) in Miami Florida. He is the wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Brown was drafted by the Steelers in the 6th round of the 2010 NFL draft.His father was a wide receiver for the Albany Firebirds and his cousin is a wide receiver for the New York Jets. He attended college at Central Michigan University, where his football career took off.
College Career
In 2007, CMU offered Brown a scholarship. When Brown started as a freshman, he played 14 games and had 102 receptions, 1,003 receiving yards, and 6 receiving touchdowns. He was named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and All Conference as a returner. During his sophomore year, he started ever game and finished the season with 93 receptions, 998 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns. His junior year , Brown had 110 receptions for 1498 yards and 9 touchdowns. This helped lead the team to its second mid-American Conference Championship in 3 years. Brown was named a first team All American as punt returner in 2008 and 2009. He announced he was leaving his senior year to enter the NFL Draft in 2010.
In 2007, CMU offered Brown a scholarship. When Brown started as a freshman, he played 14 games and had 102 receptions, 1,003 receiving yards, and 6 receiving touchdowns. He was named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and All Conference as a returner. During his sophomore year, he started ever game and finished the season with 93 receptions, 998 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns. His junior year , Brown had 110 receptions for 1498 yards and 9 touchdowns. This helped lead the team to its second mid-American Conference Championship in 3 years. Brown was named a first team All American as punt returner in 2008 and 2009. He announced he was leaving his senior year to enter the NFL Draft in 2010.
NFL Career
Antonio was drafted in the 6th round of the 2010 NFL draft. The was chosen by the Steelers 195th during the 6th round. On the first play of his first game, Brown made an 89 yard touchdown from a reverse while playing the Tennessee Titans. While playing the New York Jets, Brown caught a 14 yard pass at the 2 minute mark, advancing the Steelers to Super Bowl XLV. He was selected as a punt returner for the Pro Bowl in 2011 and was the first NFL player in history to have more than 1,000 yards receiving and returning in the same year. Brown signed a 5 year extension with the Steelers for $42.5 million in 2012. Brown broke Yancey Thigpens team record of 1398 receiving yards set in 1997 ( wikipedia). He became the only receiver in NFL history to have 5 receptions for at least 50 yards in every single game. In 2013 Brown was named to the AP All-Pro team for the first time. During the 2014 season, he threw his first touchdown pass of three yards. He was first in the NFL for receptions, yardage, and tied second for touchdowns. Currently in 2015, Brown has a total of 5,587 yards. He was #1 for receiving yards in the NFL for 3 weeks, then dropped to #3 on week 4.
Authors Perspective
The authors perspective on Antonio Brown's college and high school football career shows you the things he has accomplished in his football career. The author shows how he has grown as an athlete by using diction, tone, sentence length, & figurative language. These elements make the authors writing clear and and helps the reader understand Brown as an athlete. The author uses sentence length to add details and diction to describe how Antonio made it to the NFL. The tone allows the reader to see how the feels about Brown and his accomplishments.
Antonio was drafted in the 6th round of the 2010 NFL draft. The was chosen by the Steelers 195th during the 6th round. On the first play of his first game, Brown made an 89 yard touchdown from a reverse while playing the Tennessee Titans. While playing the New York Jets, Brown caught a 14 yard pass at the 2 minute mark, advancing the Steelers to Super Bowl XLV. He was selected as a punt returner for the Pro Bowl in 2011 and was the first NFL player in history to have more than 1,000 yards receiving and returning in the same year. Brown signed a 5 year extension with the Steelers for $42.5 million in 2012. Brown broke Yancey Thigpens team record of 1398 receiving yards set in 1997 ( wikipedia). He became the only receiver in NFL history to have 5 receptions for at least 50 yards in every single game. In 2013 Brown was named to the AP All-Pro team for the first time. During the 2014 season, he threw his first touchdown pass of three yards. He was first in the NFL for receptions, yardage, and tied second for touchdowns. Currently in 2015, Brown has a total of 5,587 yards. He was #1 for receiving yards in the NFL for 3 weeks, then dropped to #3 on week 4.
Authors Perspective
The authors perspective on Antonio Brown's college and high school football career shows you the things he has accomplished in his football career. The author shows how he has grown as an athlete by using diction, tone, sentence length, & figurative language. These elements make the authors writing clear and and helps the reader understand Brown as an athlete. The author uses sentence length to add details and diction to describe how Antonio made it to the NFL. The tone allows the reader to see how the feels about Brown and his accomplishments.