UGA football great named WR coach at Georgia high school

Former UGA football and NFL WR Reggie Brown joins a a Georgia high school coaching staff.

Reggie Brown had an unforgettable career catching footballs for the University of Georgia. Brown played at Georgia from 2000-2004 and finished his career with 2,008 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns.

He has now been named the wide receivers coach at Cambridge High School in Milton, Georgia.

Brown was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft with the 35th overall pick. Brown led all rookie receivers his first season with 571 receiving yards and was second in receptions with 43.  He spent four great years with the Eagles until injuries and the arrival of DeSean Jackson ended his time in Philadelphia.

He spent a season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring from football.

Now Brown has transitioned to the coaching side of the game.  It was announced Thursday that Brown will be named the new wide receivers coach at Cambridge High.

Brown is from Carrollton, Georgia, which is only an hour and a half away from Cambridge. He played high school ball at Carrollton High School.

There is a lot of football knowledge in the head of Reggie Brown and now he will be passing that down to the next generation.  It’s always good to see former Dawgs becoming coaches and giving back to the future of football.

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