david dieHl - New York Giants

andre Brown
running back
Height - 6-0
Weight - 227
College - North Carolina State
High School - Rose (Greenville, N.C.)
Birthdate - DecEMBER 15, 1986
How Acquired - Free agent (2011)
NFL Exp. - 3rd Year
Giants Exp. - 2nd Year
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TRANSACTIONS:
- Originally a 4th round (129th pick overall)
draft choice by the Giants in 2009…Waived
by the Giants on Sept. 4, 2010…Awarded off
waivers to the Denver Broncos on Sept. 5,
2010…Waived by the Broncos on Sept. 15,
2010…Signed to the Broncos’ practice squad
on Sept. 17, 2010…Signed to their active roster
on Sept. 21, 2010…Waived by the Broncos
on Oct. 16, 2010…Awarded off waivers to the
Indianapolis Colts on Oct. 18, 2010...Waived
by the Colts on Nov. 1, 2010…Signed to the
Colts’ practice squad on Nov. 3, 2006 and to
their active roster on Nov. 6…Waived by the
Colts on Nov. 8, 2010…Awarded off waivers
to the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 9, 2010…
Waived by the Panthers on Nov. 16, 2010...
Re-signed to the Broncos’ practice squad on
Nov. 18, 2010…Signed by the Washington
Redskins on Nov. 25, 2010…Waived by the
Redskins on July 29, 2011…Signed by the
Giants on Aug. 2, 2011…Waived by the Giants
on Sept. 3, 2011…Signed to the Giants’ practice
squad on Sept. 4, 2011…Signed to the
Giants’ active roster on Feb. 8, 2012.
2012 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
- Was placed on the Injured Reserve - designated
to return after Week 13.
- Saw action at running back vs. Green Bay
(11/25)...Rushed 13 times for 64 yards and
one touchdown...Broke his fibula in the fourth
quarter after a 16-yard rush.
- Made his second career start at running
back at Cincinnati (11/11)...Led the team with
65 rushing yards on seven carries and caught
five passes for 29 yards.
- Saw action at running back vs. Pittsburgh
(11/4)...Rushed seven times for 20 yards and
scored on a one-yard touchdown run with
7:01 remaining in the second quarter.
- Rushed three times for 21 yards at Dallas
(10/28)...Scored on a one-yard touchdown
run in the first quarter to put the Giants
ahead, 13-0.
- Rushed five times for 17 yards and one
touchdown and had one reception for 17
yards.
- Was inactive at San Francisco (10/14)
due to a concussion suffered in Week 5 vs.
Cleveland.
- Saw action on special teams vs. Cleveland
(10/7) before leaving the game with a head
injury.
- Saw action at running back at Philadelphia
(9/30)...Had five rushes for 14 yards and one
reception for four yards.
- Made his first-career NFL start at Carolina
(9/20)...Brown rushed for 113 yards on 20 carries
and scored two touchdowns while filling
in for the injured-Ahmad Bradshaw...Also had
three receptions for 17 yards.
- Saw significant minutes against Tampa Bay
(9/16) after the injury to Ahmad Bradshaw,...
Took over the running back duties, and delivered
with 71 rushing yards on 13 carries for
one touchdown. He also had two receptions
for 19 yards, recovered a fumble forced by
Adrian Tracy, and saw action on special teams.
Brown scored the game-winning touchdown
on a two-yard run with 31 seconds left.
- Made his Giants debut on special teams
versus Dallas (9/5)....Returned two kickoffs for
29 yards, with a long of 22.