Canadian defensive back Sydney Brown won’t be available for the Philadelphia Eagles during the postseason after he suffered a torn ACL in the club’s last regular season game.
The five-foot-ten, 210-pound defender played 14 games as a rookie with six starts and made 45 total tackles, one tackle for loss, one interception, three pass knockdowns, and one forced fumble. He played 335 defensive snaps over the course of the season as well as 220 snaps on special teams.
The native of London, Ont. was a third-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft out of the University of Illinois. He was named first-team All-Big Ten in 2022 as a member of the Fighting Illini after recording 59 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, 13 pass breakups, six interceptions and two defensive touchdowns.
Brown’s identical twin brother, Chase, was selected in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He played 12 games as a rookie and carried the ball 44 times for 179 yards along with 14 receptions for 156 yards and one touchdown.
The Eagles (11-6) will visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-8) on Monday, Jan. 15 in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. EST.
