Ronnie Brown Ronnie G . Brown , Jr . ( born December 12 , 1981 ) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent . After graduating from Cartersville High School in Georgia , Brown attended Auburn University to play college football for the Auburn Tigers . He and Cadillac Williams shared carries at running back , while he had 1 , 008 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2002 , 446 yards and five touchdowns in 2003 , and 913 yards and eight touchdowns in 2004 . Brown finished seventh in school history with 2 , 707 rushing yards and fifth with 28 rushing touchdowns . He twice earned second - team All - Southeastern Conference honors in 2002 and 2004 . Brown was drafted second overall by the Miami Dolphins in the 2005 NFL Draft . Brown started at running back for the Dolphins for the first four weeks of the season while Ricky Williams served a suspension , and shared carries with him when he returned in week five . Brown became the feature back in 2006 due to Williams ' full year suspension . Brown sat out three games due to a broken hand suffered on Thanksgiving Day in a game against the Detroit Lions , returning in week 16 . He played in the first seven games of the 2007 season before suffering a knee injury which knocked him out for the remainder of the season . Williams started over Brown in the first two games of the 2008 season , but shared carries with him after week two . Brown had 916 yards and ten touchdowns in 2008 , which led to his first Pro Bowl selection following the season . He was placed on injured reserve for the second straight season after suffering a foot injury in week nine of the 2009 season . Brown rushed for 734 yards and five touchdowns in 2010 , as he started in all 16 games . He played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011 following a six - year career with the Dolphins . Early years . Brown attended Cartersville High School in Georgia , where he was a three - year starter and rushed for 4 , 936 yards , 12 touchdowns . College career . Brown moved on to Auburn University , where he majored in communications and played for coach Tommy Tuberville ' s Auburn Tigers football team from 2000 to 2004 . He teamed up with speed running back Carnell Williams to create a premier running threat of speed and power . He redshirt ed after playing in the first two games of the 2000 season as he only gained 10 yards on six carries . In 2001 , he played in 10 games and ranked third on the team with 330 yards on 84 carries and two touchdowns while catching seven passes for 109 yards . Brown enjoyed his best season in 2002 when he gained a career - high 1 , 008 yards on 175 carries ( 5 . 8 avg . ) with 13 touchdowns while subbing for the injured Williams . He also had nine receptions for 166 yards ( 18 . 4 avg . ) and a touchdown . However in 2003 , with Williams healthy and starting , Brown ' s statistics dropped as he carried the ball only 95 times for 446 yards ( 4 . 7 avg . ) , recorded five touchdowns , and had eight receptions for 80 yards . In 2004 , Brown shared duties with Williams and started seven games . Together with Jason Campbell , coach Tommy Tuberville called them the best backfield in the past 30 years as they led the team to a 13 - 0 record . He totaled 913 yards on 153 carries and scored eight times . He also displayed his receiving capabilities as he ranked second on the team with 34 catches for 313 yards and a touchdown . Although he started only 21 of 47 games for Auburn he finished his career ranked seventh in school history with 2 , 707 yards rushing on 513 carries while ranking fifth with 28 rushing touchdowns . Brown also had 58 receptions for 668 yards and two touchdowns . Professional career . Miami Dolphins . Brown entered the 2005 NFL Draft and was drafted with the 2nd overall pick of the 1st round by the Miami Dolphins . Fellow Auburn University HB Carnell Williams was also in the draft and was selected with the fifth pick in the first round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Brown held out of training camp due to a contract dispute and as a result was not successful running the ball in the first two weeks of the season as he rushed for only 93 yards on 34 carries ( 2 . 7 avg . ) and no touchdowns . However , he got on track in Week 3 as he rushed for 132 yards on 23 carries ( 5 . 7 avg . ) and his first career touchdown . He followed this up with a successful Week 4 performance rushing for 97 yards on 17 carries ( 5 . 7 avg . ) . But during Week 5 , he had to again share rushing duties with another premier running back , this time Ricky Williams who was returning from a four - game suspension . Brown ended up having only about forty more rushes than Williams during the 2005 season , and was well on pace for a 1 , 000 yard campaign if it wasn ' t for them sharing the football . Brown ended up with 207 rushes for 907 yards ( 4 . 4 avg . ) and 4 touchdowns while having 32 receptions for 232 yards and a touchdown . With Ricky Williams suspended for the entire season , Brown entered 2006 as the feature back for the Miami Dolphins . The offensive line and offense in general struggled for the Dolphins , making it difficult for Brown to consistently produce at a high level . He had a breakout game on October 15 loss to the New York Jets , rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries . Three weeks later he rushed for a career high 157 yards against a stingy Chicago Bears defense , helping the Dolphins to an upset victory of the previously undefeated Bears . On a Thanksgiving Day game against the Detroit Lions , Brown suffered a broken left hand from a hit by a defender ' s helmet . While he missed the next three contests , Brown returned for the final two games of the season and posted back - to - back 100 - yard rushing performances against the Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets . In 13 games played , Brown finished with 1 , 008 rushing yards , 276 receiving yards , five touchdowns and a solid 4 . 2 average . During the team ' s minicamp in May 2007 , Brown revealed that he is eight pounds over his listed playing weight of 232 , and would like to cut his body fat from 12 percent to 8 or 9 percent . During week 7 , Ronnie Brown injured his knee making a tackle during an interception return and was lost for the season . At the time of his injury he was leading the league in yards from scrimmage and was on pace for over 2 , 200 total yards on the season . Before the 2008 regular season started , Tony Sparano , announced Ricky Williams would be the starting running back . During the first two games Brown carried the ball 17 times for a total of 48 yards and one touchdown . Before the New England Patriots game Ronnie Brown was made the starting running back and has been featured in the Dolphins ' popular Wildcat formation , which borrows from former Auburn University OC Gus Malzahn ' s college spread offense . Since then , Brown rushed the ball 127 times for 557 yards and eight touchdowns . Brown also threw for a touchdown in week 3 against the Patriots . Although he split carries with teammate Ricky Williams , Brown still had a solid 2008 season rushing for 916 yards on 214 carries , an average of 4 . 3 ypc . Brown was also selected to the 2009 Pro Bowl as a reserve running back . For the 2009 NFL season Brown played and started in nine of the sixteen games of the regular season . During these nine games Brown managed to carry the ball 148 times for a total of 648 yards averaging 4 . 4 yards per carry . Brown also managed to rush for eight touchdowns . Brown in addition to rushing the ball managed to complete 14 passes for a total of 98 yards . During the 11th week of the regular season ; Brown suffered a right foot injury against Tampa Bay and was placed on injured reserve . Brown ' s injury caused him to miss the remainder of the season . In 2010 , Brown became a restricted free agent , but re - signed with the Dolphins . On March 19 , 2010 , Brown was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol outside Atlanta . In September 2010 , Brown received a continuance and his next court date will be on October 14 , 2010 at Marietta ( GA . ) Municipal Court , although Brown does not have to be present . Philadelphia Eagles . On August 2 , 2011 , Brown signed a one - year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles worth $ 1 million . It is reported that there are incentives in the contract that could take the value over $ 1 million . The Eagles traded Brown to the Detroit Lions in exchange for running back Jerome Harrison and a seventh - round draft pick in 2013 on October 18 , 2011 , but the trade was voided the next day after Harrison failed his physical with the Eagles . San Diego Chargers . Brown signed a one - year contract with the San Diego Chargers on June 8 , 2012 . After an injury to starting running back Ryan Mathews in the preseason , Brown started the season opener against the Oakland Raiders on Monday Night Football . While he was ineffective on the ground , gaining just 5 yards on five carries , Brown has since become the third - down back for the Chargers . On January 5 , 2014 , Brown sealed a 27 - 10 win for the Chargers with a 58 - yard touchdown run in the wild card playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals . NFL stats . Rushing Stats Receiving Stats