Zachary Vinzale Brown (born October 23, 1989) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at University of North Carolina and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Buffalo Bills, where he made the Pro Bowl, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Arizona Cardinals. Early years Track and field Brown was a standout football, wrestling and track athlete at Columbia (MD) Wilde Lake High School. In track, he captured the state class 3-A title in the 100 meters, with a time of 10.67 seconds, becoming one of a few athletes (Andre Martin 1992 100m & 200m; Matt Holthaus 1990 800m, 1600m & 3200m) in school history to win a state title in track. In the 200 meters, his best time was 21.52 seconds. Brown graduated from Wilde Lake in 2007. Brown also ran track and field for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he recorded a personal best time of 6.72 seconds in the 60 meters. He also competed in the 200 meters, posting a best season time of 21.75 seconds. Also known because of his unusual size (6 ft 2 in and 248 lb) and speed for a linebacker, Brown recorded a time of 4.28 seconds time in the 40-yard dash while he was at North Carolina. Wrestling Brown was also an accomplished High School wrestler, finishing his senior season with state, region and county championships in the 215 lb weight class. He was undefeated in his senior year with a record of 25–0. Brown finished his junior year with a record of 30–1 as a state runner-up and county and region champion, with his lone loss coming to two time state champion John Holloway of Magruder High School. As a freshman, Brown was a county runner-up in the 171 lb weight class and took third in his region. He did not place in the state tournament, finishing his freshman year with a record of 23–6. College career Brown graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2011. Brown spent his freshman year as a reserve linebacker and contributed on special teams. Next year, Brown started six games at weak-side linebacker and also competed on the University of North Carolina track team. As a junior, Brown placed second on the team in tackles and was captain of the special teams unit