Posseses a great blend of quickness and explosiveness off the ball
Brings consistency and tenacity to the Ravens’ offense
Was the only Ravens’ offensive lineman to start all 16 games (at LG) in 2007
Helped protect Ravens QBs, allowing them time to complete a franchise-record 341 passes (61.2%) for 3,308 yards
Helped open holes, allowing the Ravens to rush for 1,797 yards and 11 TDs
Jason Brown was the 124th-overall selection (4th round) of the 2005 NFL Draft
Brown is the 1st-ever Raven drafted from the University of North Carolina and was the 2nd of 2 O-linemen picked by the team in the 2005 draft (T Adam Terry 2b – 64th overall)
2008: Game 4 vs. Ten. (10/5) Started at center and was part of an Oline that did not allow a sack against the NFL’s then 4th ranked defense
Game 3 at Pit. (9/29) Started at center and helped protect QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to post a career high 81.7 QB rating with 192 yards and his 1st career TD against the Steelers
Game 2 vs. Cle. (9/21) Started at center and helped dominate the line of scrimmage, allowing the Ravens to rush for 3 TDs and hold the ball for 37:48 in the 28-10 win
Game 1 vs. Cin. (9/7) Started at center and helped the Ravens rush for 229 yards (5.0 avg.) and 2 TDs
Was part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack against the Bengals
2007: Was the only Ravens’ offensive lineman to start all 16 games (at LG), the 1st time in his career he accomplished the feat
Helped protect Ravens QBs, allowing them time to complete a franchise-record 341 passes (61.2%) for 3,308 yards
Helped open holes, allowing the Ravens to rush for 1,797 yards and 11 TDs
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started and helped the Ravens rush for a season-high 180 yards (4.5 yards per carry); and protected rookie QB Troy Smith, allowing him to post a career-high 90.2 QB rating in the 27-21 win in the season finale vs. Pit. (12/30)
Started at LG and helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 163 yards (4.5 avg.), including 104 by Willis McGahee in game 14 at Mia. (12/16)
Started at LG and helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 127 yards and a TD, averaging 5.3 yards per carry in game 7 at Buf. (10/21)
Started at LG and helped protect Kyle Boller on 6 scoring drives in the 22-3 win in game 6 vs. STL (10/14)
Started at LG and helped protect QB Steve McNair, allowing him to complete 67.4% of his passes for 214 yards and no INTs for the win in game 5 at SF (10/7)
Started at LG and helped pave the way for Baltimore to average 4.3 yards per carry (30 attempts for 129 yards) and protected Ravens QBs, allowing them to complete 75.6% of their passes for 281 yards and 1 TD in the 26-23 win in game 3 vs. Ari. (9/23)
2006: Saw action in all 16 regular season games, starting 12 at LG for an injured Edwin Mulitalo (triceps) and helped protect Ravens QBs, allowing just 17 sacks, the 2nd-fewest (Ind. - 15) in the NFL in 2006
Helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 1,637 yards and 11 TDs
Also started 1 postseason game for the Ravens
2006 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started his 1st-career playoff game at LG and helped pave the way for the Ravens to average 4.2 yards per carry (20 att. for 83 yards), and protected McNair, allowing him to complete 62.1% of his passes to 7 different players in the Divisional Playoff game vs. Ind. (1/13/07)
Started at LG and was part of a line that did not allow a sack for the 6th game in the 19-7 win in the season finale vs. Buf. (12/31)
Started at LG and helped protect McNair, not allowing a sack for the 4th time in the last 5 games, as McNair completed 67.7% of his passes for 256 yards and 3 TDs in the 31-7 win in game 15 at Pit. (12/24)
Started at LG and paved the way for the Ravens to average 4.1 yards per carry, rushing for 142 yards, and helped protect Boller (McNair left the game after the Ravens’ 2nd series with a hand injury), allowing him to complete 62% of his passes for 238 yards and 2 TDs, including a career-long 77-yard TD strike to WR Demetrius Williams in the 27-17 win in game 14 vs. Cle. (12/17)
Started at LG and helped pave the way for Jamal Lewis to rush for 91 yards and a career-high tying 3 TDs
Protected McNair, allowing him to post an 89.9 QB rating, completing 70.6% of his passes for 236 yards and no INTs in the 24-10 win in game 10 vs. Atl. (11/19)
Started at LG and helped pave the way for the Ravens to average 4.1 yards per carry (25 for 103) in game 5 at Den. (10/9)
Subbed in the 4th quarter for an injured Mulitalo (triceps)
Helped protect McNair on the game's final drive, allowing the Ravens to score a TD with 34 seconds remaining for their 2nd come-from-behind victory in as many weeks, with a 16-13 win in game 4 vs. SD (10/1)
2005: Saw action in 6 games as a rookie, starting 1
2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Played on special teams and subbed from scrimmage when Mulitalo left the game with an injured knee for 1 series in game 15 vs. Min. (12/25)
Started his 1st-career game at LG for an injured Mulitalo (knee) and helped protect Boller, allowing him to throw for 251 yards and a TD in game 13 at Den. (12/11)
Saw action on special teams in the 16-13 OT win in game 10 vs. Pit. (11/20)
Was a game-day inactive in games 7-9
Saw the 1st action of his career on special teams in game 6 at Chi. (10/23)
Was a game-day inactive in games 3-5
Was active, but did not play in game 2 at Ten. (9/18) and in game 1 vs. Ind. (9/11)
Three-year starter at center for the Tarheels after switching from tackle in the spring before his sophomore year
Started 36 consecutive games at center, earning 1st-team All-America honors from the NFL Draft Report as a senior
Also earned 1st-team All-ACC honors in 2004
Allowed only 3 sacks in his career, including 0 in his final 2 seasons, while participating in 2,631 plays in 44 career games
Notched 266 “knockdown” blocks with the Tar Heels, including 142 as a senior
Earned 1st-team All-America honors from the NFL Draft Report and earned 1st-team All-ACC honors as a senior
Did not allow a sack as a senior, while appearing in 701 plays
Two-time North Conference 2-A Lineman of the Year at Northern Vance (Henderson, NC) HS
Two-year starter at tackle and DT
Helped his team to rush for more than 3,000 yards in his junior and senior seasons
Also recorded 73 tackles on defense
Voted offensive captain of the North Carolina Shrine Bowl team
A 2-time discus state champion
In Dec. 2005, joined former Raven Will Demps and teammates to serve as personal shoppers for 50 Baltimore youth that received $100 gift certificates from Wal-Mart and Demps
Brown participated in “Shop with a Raven,” where players hosted dependants of military personnel and took the children shopping for the holidays with $100 gift certificates each to Dick’s Sporting Goods in Dec. 2006
Also participated (2005 and 2006) in the annual Holiday Helpers, an event hosted by Derrick Mason, Samari Rolle and Kyle Boller, where they provided $150 gift certificates and served as personal shoppers for under-privileged children in the Baltimore area
Took part in the Football 101 Festival in Nov. 2006
Visited the Baltimore VA Medical Center
Brown took part in the United Way’s Extreme Makeover of a Baltimore City Head Start Center and attended the Dyslexia Tutoring Program dinner in June 2006
Participated in A Purple Evening, a night that included football basics, autographs and fan forums geared towards women at M&T Bank Stadium in Oct. 2007
Attended the Ravens Family Food & Funds Drive kickoff event to mark the beginning of the 3-week campaign at 17 Shoppers Food & Pharmacy locations
The food drive totaled more than 23,000 pounds of food donations for the Maryland Food Bank
Helped dedicate a refurbished Sandtown Habitat for Humanity Home to single mom Phebe Johnson and her daughter, Dawn, at the NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle in Oct. 2007
Brown attended the Abilities Network Fundraiser in Nov. 2007
The Abilities Network raises money and awareness for children with neurological diseases
Attended the Goodwill Gridiron Halloween Party in 2006 and 2007 benefiting Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, which works to provide training, employment and family support to individuals with disabilities or other disadvantaging conditions
Attended the Special Olympics Maryland Downtown Athletic Club Fundraising party in Dec. 2007
Jason and his wife, Tay, had a son, JW Jason Brown, during the 2007 season
