Jonathan Brown ( gridiron football ) Jonathan Bernard Brown ( born November 28 , 1975 in Chickasha , Oklahoma ) is a professional American , Canadian and Arena football defensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League . He has also played for the Toronto Argonauts . He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft . He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers . Brown has also been a member of the Denver Broncos , Berlin Thunder , St . Louis Rams , Amsterdam Admirals , Washington Redskins and Indiana Firebirds . Professional career . Pre - Toronto Argonauts . Brown was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft . As a rookie in 1998 , Brown recorded 10 tackles and a fumble recovery during the pre - season and then played in four games during the season but did not record a stat . After initially making the Packers final roster in 1999 , he was released on September 1 . Brown signed with the Denver Broncos and joined their practice squad in December 1999 . He finished the season on the active roster but never made an appearance . After the 1999 season , Brown signed with the Berlin Thunder for the 2000 NFL Europe season . He led the NFLE with 10 sacks , 30 tackles and two forced fumbles . After the season he was named the NFL Europe Co - Defensive MVP . During the 2001 offseason , Brown signed with the St . Louis Rams and later joined their practice squad . On October 23 , he was signed to the Rams active roster and helped the Rams make a Super Bowl appearance against the New England Patriots . For the season he totaled three appearances with no recorded stats . He was released in September 2002 . Brown was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFLE Free Agent Draft by the Amsterdam Admirals . For the season he posted a team high 6 . 5 sacks and 26 tackles and was named All - NFL Europe . Toronto Argonauts . He signed with the Toronto Argonauts on May 27 , 2004 and became a starting defensive end for Toronto . He started 16 games and missed two due to injury . His debut for the Argonauts came against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the first week of the 2004 season . In his debut he recorded five tackles . Arguably his best game of the year came in Week 17 against the BC Lions where he recorded four sacks and added seven tackles on defense . Against the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL East championship he had two tackles and recovered one fumble . In the Grey Cup he had five tackles in a Toronto win . Brown re - signed with the Argonauts for the 2005 season on June 16 . He was named a CFL All - Star and an East Division All - Star after recording 13 sacks to finish second in the CFL . Brown started in all 18 games for Toronto all at defensive end . In week 4 of the season he recovered a fumble that turned into his first career CFL touchdown . Against the Hamilton Tiger - Cats in week 11 he recorded his second highest sack total in a game with three . Three weeks later against Edmonton he had three tackles and two sacks . In a rematch against Montreal in week 16 he recorded a sack against Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo which resulted in a safety . Once again , Toronto faced Montreal in the CFL East championship game and Brown recorded two tackles in the Argonauts loss . For the second straight season , Brown was named a CFL East All - Star in 2006 . He led Toronto in sacks with six and for the second straight year he started all 18 games . Brown recorded three tackles , two sacks and was a runner up for the defensive player of the week during week five . He caught his first career interception against Hamilton in week 12 . He returned the interception for 29 yards . For the third straight year Toronto appeared in the playoffs . In the CFL East semi - final game , Brown recorded two tackles in the overtime win over Winnipeg . Against Montreal for the third straight year he had two tackles in Toronto ' s second straight loss in the division championship . On January 10 , 2007 , Brown signed a contract extension through 2008 . He was named CFL East Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year for the first time in his career . He was named a CFL All - Star for the second time in his career and a CFL East All - Star for the third time . He was also nominated as an All - Time Argo at the defensive end position . Adding to his awards he was named a CFL Pro Players All - Star for the first time in his career . Brown tied a career high with 13 sacks which was second in the league . In week three he had two tackles , two sacks , one forced fumble and a fumble recovery which led to a Toronto touchdown . Against Montreal in week six he had six defensive tackles , one special teams tackle and a sack . He had four tackles and a sack in week nine against Hamilton . Brown was named a CFL East All - Star for the fourth year in a row in 2008 and was named East Division Most Outstanding Defensive player . Also for the fourth straight year he led the Argonauts in sacks with seven . Against Winnipeg in week one he had three tackles and a sack . Brown recorded four sacks , a sack and a fumble recovery against Edmonton in week six . After recording two sacks in week six against Winnipeg he passed Harold Hallman for most sacks in Toronto Argonauts team history . In the last game of the year against Saskatchewan he recorded six tackles . BC Lions . On August 19 , 2010 , it was announced that Brown had signed with the BC Lions .