His dad was Super Bowl MVP, now Purdue football receiver adding knowledge for Boilermakers

WEST LAFAYETTE − Kam Brown has to admit that when it came to Indiana weather, he was not prepared.

The Purdue football grad transfer receiver spent two seasons at Texas A&M and the last three playing for UCLA.

“That was my first time seeing real snow,” Brown said after moving to West Lafayette last winter. “Some people told me I need like a snow shovel. I thought they were joking. I learned really quick I had to go buy one and a little ski mask.”

Brown’s mother actually sent him the ski mask, along with gloves and a coat.

On the football field, though, Brown is never unprepared. While his reps haven’t been plentiful while returning from a knee injury, Brown still processes everything as though he’s an every-down receiver.

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“He sees it a lot of times before we see it, so he gets to let us know a lot about the game,” receiver De’Nylon Morrissette said.

Purdue Boilermakers wide receiver Kam Brown (4) catches a pass Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, during the NCAA football game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. Notre Dame Fighting Irish won 66-7.

Maybe it comes naturally.

Brown’s father, Larry Brown, won three Super Bowls playing for the Dallas Cowboys and was the MVP of Super Bowl XXX.

Though his lone Purdue highlight to date is a 52-yard reception against Notre Dame, Brown’s time could be coming for the Boilermakers, who are currently without Jahmal Edrine and CJ Smith, two expected playmakers for the receiving corps this season.

“As we go, he’s going to get more and more reps,” quarterback Hudson Card said. “Obviously him just coming off an injury, it’s tough to just throw him right back in the fire. He’s a guy that we have a lot of belief in and he’s going to make some plays for us.”

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Publish date : 2024-09-26 19:07:47

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