Jammal Brown Jammal Filbert Brown ( born March 30 , 1981 ) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent . He played college football for the University of Oklahoma , and received All - American recognition . The New Orleans Saints chose him in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft , and has been selected for the Pro Bowl twice . He most recently played for the Washington Redskins . Early years . Brown was born in Waxahachie , Texas . He attended MacArthur High School in Lawton , Oklahoma and was a letterman in football in the defensive lineman position . As a senior , he won all - state honors as a defensive lineman . He graduated from MacArthur High School in 2000 . College career . Brown attended the University of Oklahoma , where he played for coach Bob Stoops ' Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2001 to 2004 . He had been recruited as a defensive tackle , but was switched to offensive tackle in his sophomore year , and quickly blossomed , and secured a starting spot on the Sooners ' offensive line . As a senior in 2004 , he won the Outland Trophy as the nation ' s most outstanding lineman . He was the anchor of an offensive line that paved the way for Adrian Peterson to set the record for most rushing yardage by a freshman in 2004 . His contributions were key to the Sooners winning the 2004 Big 12 Championship . He was a first - team All - Big 12 selection in 2003 and 2004 , and a unanimous first - team All - American in 2004 . Professional career . 2005 NFL Draft . Brown was regarded as one of the best offensive tackles available in the 2005 NFL Draft , and drew comparisons to Jordan Gross . He was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 13th overall pick . Brown was the first Sooner offensive lineman taken in the draft since Stockar McDougle went to the Detroit Lions as the 20th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft . Remarkably , Brown was the highest selection among OU offensive lineman since Stan West was the No . 8 pick by the Los Angeles Rams in 1950 . New Orleans Saints ( 2005 – 2009 ) . He was selected to attend the 2006 Pro Bowl alongside the player he protects , quarterback Drew Brees , after anchoring the line that got the Saints to the NFC Championship Game . Brown ' s prototypical size at left tackle makes him good at both run and pass blocking . He led the league in rushing average behind left tackle while only allowing 3 sacks . He was again selected with Brees to participate in the 2008 Pro Bowl . A torn ACL kept Brown out of action in 2009 . The emergence of Jermon Bushrod in his absence resulted in him losing his starting job and an eventual trade . Washington Redskins ( 2010 – 2012 ) . Brown was traded to the Washington Redskins on June 19 , 2010 for a third or a fourth round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft , depending on which pick is sent to the Eagles as a part of the trade for quarterback , Donovan McNabb . Brown was made the starting right tackle of the offensive line . At the end of 2010 season , he played in 15 games , starting 14 of them . On July 31 , 2011 , the Redskins re - signed Brown to a five - year , $ 20 . 25 million contract . As with the 2010 season , he was hampered by the hip surgery he received in 2009 . In Week 15 of the 2011 season against the New England Patriots , he suffered a groin injury during pre - game warmups and was replaced by Tyler Polumbus . At the end of the 2011 season , Brown played and started a total of 12 games . At the start of 2012 training camp , Brown was placed on the physically unable to perform list due to hip soreness on July 26 , 2012 . Despite initial reports saying he would not need to undergo surgery , Brown had hip surgery on August 27 and expected to miss four to six weeks while recovering . By the start of the 2012 season , he was kept on the PUP list meaning he would not be allowed to play in the first six games of the season . On November 28 , the Redskins decided to leave him on the season - ending PUP list . Due to how Brown ' s contract was restructured last season , the last three years on his contract became void on February 8 , 2013 and setting him up to become an unrestricted free agent for 2013 season .