Stevie Brown Stevie Christopher Brown ( born July 17 , 1987 ) is an American football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft with the 251st pick overall . He had previously played four years for the Michigan Wolverines football team , where he started at safety as a junior for the 2008 team and at linebacker for the 2009 team . He has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts . He established the Giants franchise single - season interception return yards record ( 307 ) as a member of the 2012 Giants . Early years . In high school , he was a three - year starter for head coach Bob Gaddis at Columbus East High School in . He gained 1 , 700 all - purpose yards as a junior in 2004 and scored 17 touchdown s , while recording 30 solo tackles and three interceptions . Despite only playing three games due to injury as a senior he was selected first - team all - state . He participated in the 2006 U . S . Army All - American Bowl . Also he was on the cover of Excel High School Sports Goal Post 2005 Football Yearbook . Also all - state by the Indiana Coaches Association and by Associated Press as a junior . Ranked as the number 7 safety and the second - best player in the state of Indiana according to rivals . com . Ranked as the number 10 cornerback in the nation by scout . com . Qualified for the state finals as a sophomore in the 200 meters and finished seventh in the state in the 100 meters a junior . As a sophomore , he had 10 interceptions . College . At Michigan , he was elected captain as a senior . Over the course of his career he had 31 special teams tackles , including 11 as a sophomore when he led the 2007 team . As a senior , he led the 2009 Wolverines in tackles with 80 . He recorded nine tackles in four different conference games ( against Indiana - September 26 , Michigan State - October 3 , Purdue - November 7 , Wisconsin - November 14 ) during the 2009 Big Ten Conference football season . Professional career . Oakland Raiders . Brown was drafted in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders with the 251st overall selection . His signing was announced on July 22 . In his first game as a professional , he made an interception to end an exhibition game against the Dallas Cowboys . The Raiders released him on September 4 and signed him to their practice squad on September 5 . A few weeks later after that Stevie Brown was signed to the 2010 Raiders and debuted on September 19 , 2010 against the St . Louis Rams and recorded his first career tackle . After playing in his first year as a rookie he recorded 29 tackles including a game against the San Diego Chargers where he recorded 5 total tackles . The Raiders released Brown on September 3 , 2011 , as part of their final cutdowns . Carolina Panthers . He was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers on September 4 , but was waived on September 7 . Indianapolis Colts . The Indianapolis Colts signed Brown on September 20 , 2011 . New York Giants . The New York Giants had Stevie Brown on roster as of April 2 , 2012 . While replacing an injured Kenny Phillips for the early part of the 2012 NFL season , Brown led the entire NFL in takeaways at seven , with five interceptions and two fumble recoveries as of October 28 , 2012 ( through week 8 ) . In the eighth week on October 28 against the Dallas Cowboys , Brown had two interceptions and a fumble recovery . The following day , he was named National Football Conference ( NFC ) Defensive Player of the Week . Against the New Orleans Saints and Drew Brees on December 9 , Brown had 2 interceptions and a forced fumble and established a Giants franchise record for single - season interception return yards ( 259 ) . On December 30 against the Philadelphia Eagles , Brown returned a Michael Vick forward pass 48 yards to ignite a 42 – 7 rout , earning him a second NFC Defensive Player of the Week recognition on January 2 . He finished the season with 307 return yards , which ranked as the fourth highest single - season total in NFL history . His 8 interceptions , which was second in the NFL , was the most by a Giant in a season since the 1968 Giants got 10 interceptions from Willie Williams and 8 from Spider Lockhart . In addition , this led the entire NFL , with near twice as many yards as second - place Ronde Barber of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Brown signed his $ 2 . 023 million one - year restricted free agent tender on March 19 , 2013 .