ESPN.com · May 11, 2016
Bengals sign Jonathan Brown, a kicker who defies convention
CINCINNATI -- When Jonathan Brown was asked to stand up and introduce himself to the other 49 players in the Cincinnati Bengals' rookie camp, he already knew to expect the perplexing stares and quizzical looks.
"Everybody thought I was a DB," Brown said.
Everybody was -- as they often are -- wrong.
That's how it was when he announced himself as "Jon Brown, University of Louisville, kicker."
"Everybody just turned around and looked at me like I was crazy," Brown said. "The special teams coach [Darrin Simmons] just started laughing. I get that same reaction every time I tell someone what I play. You play corner? Slot? Nope. I tell them I kick, and they just stare at me."
