Covering Their Bases

Apr 22, 2010 at 03:13 AM

!Rutgers' McCourty is considered a late first to early second round prospect.

However, Brown ended up making the team and actually started 13 games as a rookie. He started five years, including in 1995 when he had six interceptions and two more in Super Bowl XXX against Pittsburgh, earning MVP honors. Brown used that game to earn a big contract with Oakland, where he played two years before returning to Dallas for a brief stint in 1998.
-Nick Eatman

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