A stout defensive tackle of a lineman has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Miles Brown is a Maryland product who weighs 320 pounds on a 6’2″ frame. He will be at Green and White training camp. Brown wasn’t drafted into the N-F-L in 2019, but played in nine regular-season games that season with Arizona, credited with making four tackles. Brown went on to spend time with Tennessee in 2020 and Detroit in 2021. Following is the news release from the Riders…..

DATE:                        February 25, 2022

RELEASE TIME:       IMMEDIATELY

RELEASE:                 SR22-034

ROUGHRIDERS ADD AMERICAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN MILES BROWN

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive lineman Miles Brown.

Brown (6’2-320) was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2019 and suited up for nine regular-season games, making four tackles. The Maryland native went on to spend time with the Tennessee Titans (2020) and the Detroit Lions (2021).

Brown spent four collegiate seasons at Wofford College (2015-2018) where he started in 49 of the 50 games he played. Over that time, he made 174 defensive tackles, including 38 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, two pass deflections and two forced fumbles. The 24-year-old earned STATS and Phil Steele third team All-America honours as a senior, All-Southern Conference First Team honours for three straight seasons (2016-18) and led the Terriers in sacks and tackles for loss as a junior and a senior.