Reggie Brown ( wide receiver ) Reggie Brown ( born January 13 , 1981 ) is a former American football wide receiver . He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at The University of Georgia . Brown has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He is the cousin of former New York Jets player and a current University of West Georgia defensive backs coach , Jamie Henderson ( also a Carrollton High School graduate ) . Early years . Brown was a Parade All - America n wide receiver at Carrollton High School , while leading the Trojans to back - to - back state championship berths and a 1998 Georgia High School Association Class AA title . College career . In college at the University of Georgia , Brown was highly touted receiver coming into his freshman year , but injuries held him back during his four years of college . He was the number three receiver in his freshman and sophomore years behind Terrence Edwards and Fred Gibson . During his junior and senior years , Brown was a top performer with Gibson . Professional career . Philadelphia Eagles . Brown was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft . In 2005 , his rookie season , Brown was promoted to the starting spot of suspended wide receiver Terrell Owens . In his first start on November 6 , 2005 , Brown caught five passes for 94 yards and one touchdown against the Washington Redskins . In his second meeting against the division - rival Redskins , he caught two first half touchdowns . This impressive performance capped a promising year for the rookie . Brown led all rookies with 571 yards and was second with 43 receptions . With the off - season departures of Owens and Todd Pinkston , Brown became the number - one wideout for the Eagles in 2006 . He had nearly 18 yards per catch on 816 receiving yards and eight touchdowns for the year . On November 9 , 2006 , Brown agreed to a 6 - year contract extension with the Eagles . The deal , which locked him up through 2014 , was worth up to $ 27 million , with $ 10 million in guarantees . On December 16 , 2007 , during a game in Dallas against the rival Cowboys , Brown , after running to catch an overthrown pass , ran out of bounds and jumped in the giant Salvation Army bucket in Texas Stadium , saying he couldn ' t slow down in time to stop before it . He caught the lone touchdown in the Eagles 10 - 6 win that day . In the 2008 season , Brown was often injured and eventually lost his starting job to rookie DeSean Jackson . He also fell behind slot receiver Jason Avant and receiver Kevin Curtis on the depth chart . He was inactive in the NFC Championship Game loss at the Arizona Cardinals . In the 2009 season , Brown produced only 9 catches for 155 yards and no touchdowns . He only started in one game ( due to Jeremy Maclin being inactive with a leg injury ) , in which he caught only one pass for 7 yards . He was inactive for the first two games of the season , and completely fell behind Desean Jackson , Jeremy Maclin and Jason Avant as the team ' s fourth receiver . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . On March 8 , 2010 , Brown was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a sixth round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft . He was released on September 6 , 2010 .