From Seahawkswire.usatoday.com:
Brown joined 710 ESPN Seattle’s Danny and Gallant to discuss his experience in Seattle’s training camp thus far and his adjustment to the game at the professional level.
“Right now I’m just getting my feet wet, learning a lot about the different changes of the NFL and how they do things,” Brown said. “But I’m sure when I have this down pat, I’m gonna definitely make a name for myself in this league, and I’m going to be around for a while.”
Pete Carroll and John Schneider have a preference for tall corners, but Brown lies outside their usual target height at 5-foot-10. Some thought Brown’s height caused him to fall in the draft, but he stated that he uses the doubts surrounding him because of his shorter stature as motivation to excel, particularly against taller receivers.
“It was something I definitely took as a challenge. Every day I face that, and so every Saturday I went against a receiver or whatever (in college), they had to pay for that. When you watch that tape after the game, a 6-foot-3 receiver vs. a 5-foot-9, 5-foot-10 corner, you should be pretty embarrassed because I locked you up that day. Check the tape. My height doesn’t matter. It’s a chip on my shoulder.”
Seahawks fans may be able to see Brown on the field very soon, as Seattle plays its first preseason game against the Raiders next week on Saturday, Aug. 14.
John Boyle
Seahawks.com Reporter
"He has not had bad plays," Carroll said of the rookie's camp. "He hasn't had enough turns yet, just opportunities to show the tough situations that he can get in and all that. We're trying to create those as much as possible. We have a number of corners that we're looking at, so the opportunities have been spread over a number of guys, so I don't have good enough information yet; it's going to take a little bit on that evaluation. But how I'm doing it, I'm looking all of his plays, which I keep adding to the plays that he's had, as well as all the guys, are there's plays in there that are bad plays, misreads? He doesn't have that. He's a smart football player. He's been aggressive."
From si.com:
-- Fourth-round cornerback Tre Brown made his Lumen Field debut, taking the opening kickoff up the right sideline and showing his trademark quickness and tenacity in coverage.
BY BRENT STECKER
AUGUST 6, 2021 AT 11:32 AM
Tre Brown was the Seahawks' fourth-round NFL Draft pick out of Oklahoma. (Getty)
After the Seahawks made Oklahoma cornerback Tre Brown their fourth-round pick back in May, general manager John Schneider spoke about how he believed Brown would have been a first-rounder if he had a few more inches on his 5-foot-10 frame.
Brown himself will take it a little further.
“I felt like regardless of my height, I was the best corner in college football with the stats,” Brown told 710 ESPN Seattle’s Danny and Gallant from Seahawks training camp this week. “Everybody looks at heights, but I look at the stats and some of the stuff that I’ve done, and you can’t really take that away.”
Listening to Brown talk, it’s clear that he’s no shrinking violet and has big plans for his pro career.
“Right now I’m just getting my feet wet, learning a lot about the different changes of the NFL and how they do things,” he said, “but I’m sure when I have this down pat, I’m gonna definitely make a name for myself in this league, and I’m going to be around for a while.”
Brown’s confidence is understandable considering his history of making plays in big moments, and he’ll go through the list of them with you. In fact, after Paul Gallant mentioned three notable plays from’s Brown college career, Brown made sure to let him know he was forgetting one.
“You missed one, you missed one. Don’t forget about the Texas game, the interception,” he interjected.
Despite Brown’s playmaking ability, his shorter stature tends to come up a lot, but he said he’s used the doubts others have about his size to fuel himself.
“It was something I definitely took as a challenge. Every day I face that, and so every Saturday I went against a receiver or whatever (in college), they had to pay for that. When you watch that tape after the game, a 6-3 receiver vs. a 5-9, 5-10 corner, you should be pretty embarrassed because I locked you up that day. Check the tape. My height doesn’t matter. It’s a chip on my shoulder.”
He goes so far as to say his size is more of a benefit than something that holds him back.
“I feel like to a DB my size (and with my) quickness, you have more of an advantage because you can line them up inside, you can line them up outside, and if they have the competitive will to make those plays, you pretty much have a winner.”
Listen to the full interview with the Seahawks rookie starting at the 33:15 mark of the podcast at this link or in the player below.
Seahawks rookie Tre Brown enters 2021 season with chip on his shoulder
The Seattle Seahawks selected cornerback Tre Brown in the fourth round of this year’s NFL draft and the rookie wants it known that he will not slip under the radar.Brown joined 710 ESPN Seattle’s Danny and Gallant to discuss his experience in Seattle’s training camp thus far and his adjustment to the game at the professional level.
“Right now I’m just getting my feet wet, learning a lot about the different changes of the NFL and how they do things,” Brown said. “But I’m sure when I have this down pat, I’m gonna definitely make a name for myself in this league, and I’m going to be around for a while.”
Pete Carroll and John Schneider have a preference for tall corners, but Brown lies outside their usual target height at 5-foot-10. Some thought Brown’s height caused him to fall in the draft, but he stated that he uses the doubts surrounding him because of his shorter stature as motivation to excel, particularly against taller receivers.
“It was something I definitely took as a challenge. Every day I face that, and so every Saturday I went against a receiver or whatever (in college), they had to pay for that. When you watch that tape after the game, a 6-foot-3 receiver vs. a 5-foot-9, 5-foot-10 corner, you should be pretty embarrassed because I locked you up that day. Check the tape. My height doesn’t matter. It’s a chip on my shoulder.”
Seahawks fans may be able to see Brown on the field very soon, as Seattle plays its first preseason game against the Raiders next week on Saturday, Aug. 14.
Big Man Touchdown & Other Takeaways From The Seahawks' Mock Game At Lumen Field
Notes and observations from the Seahawks’ mock game at Lumen Field.
Aug 08, 2021 at 06:29 PMJohn Boyle
Seahawks.com Reporter
5. Tre Brown is a physical corner.
Tre Brown is one of the smallest cornerbacks on Seattle's roster, listed at 5-foot-10, 185 pounds, but the rookie out of Oklahoma certainly doesn't play small. With pads going on and with a little bit more contact in the mock game, Brown showed his willingness to put a hit on running backs and receivers. He also made a perfectly timed hit to break up a seem route to Aaron Fuller that would have otherwise gone for a big gain."He has not had bad plays," Carroll said of the rookie's camp. "He hasn't had enough turns yet, just opportunities to show the tough situations that he can get in and all that. We're trying to create those as much as possible. We have a number of corners that we're looking at, so the opportunities have been spread over a number of guys, so I don't have good enough information yet; it's going to take a little bit on that evaluation. But how I'm doing it, I'm looking all of his plays, which I keep adding to the plays that he's had, as well as all the guys, are there's plays in there that are bad plays, misreads? He doesn't have that. He's a smart football player. He's been aggressive."
From si.com:
-- Fourth-round cornerback Tre Brown made his Lumen Field debut, taking the opening kickoff up the right sideline and showing his trademark quickness and tenacity in coverage.
Rookie Seahawks CB Tre Brown: I’ll ‘definitely make a name for myself’
ShareBY BRENT STECKER
AUGUST 6, 2021 AT 11:32 AM
Tre Brown was the Seahawks' fourth-round NFL Draft pick out of Oklahoma. (Getty)
After the Seahawks made Oklahoma cornerback Tre Brown their fourth-round pick back in May, general manager John Schneider spoke about how he believed Brown would have been a first-rounder if he had a few more inches on his 5-foot-10 frame.
Brown himself will take it a little further.
“I felt like regardless of my height, I was the best corner in college football with the stats,” Brown told 710 ESPN Seattle’s Danny and Gallant from Seahawks training camp this week. “Everybody looks at heights, but I look at the stats and some of the stuff that I’ve done, and you can’t really take that away.”
Listening to Brown talk, it’s clear that he’s no shrinking violet and has big plans for his pro career.
“Right now I’m just getting my feet wet, learning a lot about the different changes of the NFL and how they do things,” he said, “but I’m sure when I have this down pat, I’m gonna definitely make a name for myself in this league, and I’m going to be around for a while.”
Brown’s confidence is understandable considering his history of making plays in big moments, and he’ll go through the list of them with you. In fact, after Paul Gallant mentioned three notable plays from’s Brown college career, Brown made sure to let him know he was forgetting one.
“You missed one, you missed one. Don’t forget about the Texas game, the interception,” he interjected.
Despite Brown’s playmaking ability, his shorter stature tends to come up a lot, but he said he’s used the doubts others have about his size to fuel himself.
“It was something I definitely took as a challenge. Every day I face that, and so every Saturday I went against a receiver or whatever (in college), they had to pay for that. When you watch that tape after the game, a 6-3 receiver vs. a 5-9, 5-10 corner, you should be pretty embarrassed because I locked you up that day. Check the tape. My height doesn’t matter. It’s a chip on my shoulder.”
He goes so far as to say his size is more of a benefit than something that holds him back.
“I feel like to a DB my size (and with my) quickness, you have more of an advantage because you can line them up inside, you can line them up outside, and if they have the competitive will to make those plays, you pretty much have a winner.”
Listen to the full interview with the Seahawks rookie starting at the 33:15 mark of the podcast at this link or in the player below.
