Sydney Brown (American football)

Sydney Brown (born March 21, 2000) is a Canadian professional American football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He was selected in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, where he was a part of the Super Bowl LIX championship team.

Brown originally attended the London South Collegiate Institute in London, Ontario, Canada before transferring to Saint Stephen's Episcopal School in Bradenton, Florida in 2016, along with his twin brother, Chase Brown. Over his junior and senior seasons, he combined to have 132 tackles and three interceptions. He committed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to play college football.

Brown (#30) with Illinois in 2022

As a true freshman at Illinois in 2018, Brown started all 10 games he played in and had 55 tackles and one interceptions. In 2019, his brother, Chase joined Illinois after a year at Western Michigan. That season, he started 10 of 11 games, recording 88 tackles, three interceptions and an interception returned for a touchdown. He started all six games in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, finishing with 36 tackles. In 2021, Brown started all 12 games, and had 81 tackles and one sack. He returned to Illinois for his senior year in 2022.

Brown was ranked the #3 Canadian prospect ahead of the 2023 CFL draft, but ultimately went undrafted.

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Brown in the third round (66th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. He notably became the last of five defensive backs drafted from the same Illinois' secondary spanning from 2018 to 2020. His fellow defensive backs from Illinois included Nate Hobbs (2021), Kerby Joseph (2022), Devon Witherspoon (2023), and Quan Martin (2023).

In Week 17 against the Arizona Cardinals, Brown recorded his first career interception and touchdown on the same play when he returned an interception 99 yards off a Kyler Murray pass. In Week 18 against the New York Giants, Brown tore his ACL, ending his season.

Brown at the White House following the Eagles' Super Bowl LIX victory.

Brown began the 2024 season on the reserve/PUP list, and activated on October 19, 2024. Brown won a Super Bowl ring when the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40–22 in Super Bowl LIX.

On September 28, 2025, in Week 4 of the 2025 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Brown returned a punt that was blocked by teammate Cameron Latu 35 yards for a touchdown in the Eagles 31–25 win.

On March 21, 2026, Brown, along with 2026 fourth and sixth round picks, was traded to Atlanta Falcons in exchange for 2026 fourth and sixth round picks.

Brown is the identical twin brother of Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown. The two were teammates at Illinois.

• Career statistics from ESPN · Yahoo Sports
• Atlanta Falcons bio
• Illinois Fighting Illini bio
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