Whatever Happened To Charlie Brown?

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Originally Posted by davy

Amazing start to his career for an 8th round pick.

1982 32 receptions, 690 yards, 21.6 yards per catch, 8 TDs and a Pro Bowl berth. (9 games)
1983 78 receptions, 1225 yards, 15.7 yards per catch, 8TDs and another Pro Bowl.

He did have one decent season for Atlanta in 1986 but hardly fulfilled the promise of those first 2 seasons.

Injuries?

He had a brutal injury midway through the 1984 season. happened as he was being tackled near the sideline (can't remember the opponent) but his knee basically bent a way it shouldn't have under the weight of the defender (that helped lead to Art Monk's then record-setting 106 catch season).

After that he just wasn't the same. That injury (plus an alleged drug problem) led to his departure from the NFL just a few years later

Believe he's a high school coach in Georgia now