{"id":165682,"date":"2025-06-28T16:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/165682\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T16:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:50:07","slug":"father-of-vols-baseball-commit-played-for-titans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/165682\/","title":{"rendered":"Father of Vols&#8217; baseball commit played for Titans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tennessee\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/baseball\/2025\/02\/14\/2025-tennessee-vols-college-baseball-roster\/78156999007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">baseball<\/a>\u00a0received a transfer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/baseball\/2025\/06\/22\/two-transfers-commit-to-tennessee-vols-baseball-henry-ford-dj-newman\/84308827007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">commitment<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday. Rice freshman two-way player Blaine Brown announced his commitment to the Vols.<\/p>\n<p>He is the son of former <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradobuffaloeswire.usatoday.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado<\/a> and NFL running back Chris Brown. Chris Brown played for the Buffaloes and head coach Gary Barnett from 2001-02, and was inducted into the CU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In 2001, he was part of a Colorado team that upset <a href=\"https:\/\/longhornswire.usatoday.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Texas<\/a>, 39-37, in the Big 12 championship game. Chris Brown totaled 182 yards and three rushing touchdowns on 33 attempts.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Brown returned for his junior season in 2002 and achieved All-America status. He was a runner-up for the Doak Walker Award, which is awarded to the nation&#8217;s best running back.<\/p>\n<p>Following his junior season, Chris Brown entered the 2002 NFL draft and was selected in the third round (No. 93 overall) by <a href=\"https:\/\/titanswire.usatoday.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tennessee<\/a>. He played five seasons with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/tennessee-titans\/336\" data-autotag=\"f9731e2d-52ac-46db-9b52-ab518dbe13b4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Titans<\/a> before concluding his professional career with Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Vols Wire on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VolsWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VolsWire\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>\u00a0(formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tennessee\u00a0baseball\u00a0received a transfer\u00a0commitment\u00a0on Thursday. Rice freshman two-way player Blaine Brown announced his commitment to the Vols. 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