Brown (6'5", 300), a tryout player at the minicamp, is a former Southern Cal Trojan, although he left USC before Leonard Williams, this year's first-round defensive lineman, arrived on that campus.
Brown was the second-round choice (64th overall) by New Orleans in the 2010 draft. He played 37 games for the Saints from 2010-13 with 22 starts, 14 of them coming in '13. Last season he signed with the Giants and played two games (no starts).
Hooey (6'9", 304) signed with the Jets on Jan. 23 after spending all of 2013 and four days of last season on the St.