Corwin Brown’s family releases statement about standoff
A. Isaac Corwin Brown, who spent 8 years in the NFL and who recently served as an assistant coach on the Patriots, was slapped with three felonies for a standoff with police last Friday afternoon. Brown is officially charged with domestic battery and two counts of confinement for holding his wife hostage.
Today, his family released a statement saying they believe Brown is suffering from some type of brain trauma stemming from his days in the NFL.
“First, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for the many prayers and offers for help and assistance from family, friends, former teammates and coaches during this very difficult time for our family.
We truly are sorry for the events which unfolded Friday, August 12, 2011. The pain and suffering experienced by our family has been overwhelming the last few days, but we are relived and thankful that the outcome didn’t come to a tragic ending. We thank God and ask for his forgiveness.
…Corwin inflicted the most serious harm to himself and his family with a gunshot wound, but thankfully, the bullet missed all vital organs. He finally cried for help, surrendered and prayed for forgiveness.
But there is a tragedy in this story which has unfolded over the last several years. Many are asking, what would cause a young man who has been blessed beyond all measure, with a life so promising that he would put himself and his family in harm’s way? We believe Corwin is suffering from symptoms similar to those experienced by the late Dave Duerson and were caused by the many notable collisions during Corwin’s career in the NFL. For those reasons, Corwin chose to not disclose his symptoms, as he did not want to bring shame to any coach, team, organization, or the NFL.
We can no longer remain silent and we believe it is important that his former teams, teammates, coaches and the NFL to understand the severity of this situation. As a result, we have reached out to neurologist Dr. Robert Cantu in Boston to request a consultation with Corwin and our family. We are hopeful that we can connect soon and he will agree to help Corwin and our family. Certainly, we realize there will be a significant financial cost to bear, and we offer our plea for help.
Brown played for the Lions during the 1999-2000 season and having seen him up close and personal on a handful of occasions, I can attest that the man delivered some seriously brutal hits. One hit, in particular, immortalized him among Lions fans as he literally tore off the helmet of then Bucs receiver Keyshawn Johnson.
Today, that hit would easily land you in Commissioner Roger Goodell’s office. But 11 years ago, the announcers don’t even mention the helmet-to-helmet contact.
My how times have changed.
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