Friday, April 26, 2024
Tanner Brown, the son of Brian Brown, a 1981 Gatesville High School graduate and Veronica Brown, formerly of Waco, and the grandson of Barbara Herndon of Gatesville, recently signed a contract with the Los Angeles Rams.
Brown, a placekicker, was undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft but reached an agreement with the Rams in May. A 2018 graduate of Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., Brown played college for College of the Canyons, the University of Nevada and Oklahoma State University.
In an article which appeared in the Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Saugus football coach Jason Bornn said, "We are very proud of Tanner. He was a tremendous asset for us as a kicker and an outstanding human being. He worked very hard to get to this point in his life and career, and now that he gets to play for our home team, the Rams, we couldn't be happier for him."
Brown earned honorable mention All Big 12 recognition in 2021 and was second team All Big 12 in 2022, as well as a team captain at Oklahoma State. He was also a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award which recognizes the top collegiate football placekicker.
