Wanted to send a huge thank you to
@Coach_TElliott
@CoachBWolfe
&
@UVAFootball
for the hospitality they showed me and the family today. We were able to tour the new facility & Elton Jr was excited to see daddy’s picture in a few different places!!! Go Hoos Go
Message to my young athletes. Don’t be quick to say “colleges sleeping on me” then I get your transcript & it looks like you been sleeping through every class. Handle your business in the classroom & the rest will take care of itself.
As a kid my mom said “you can be anything you want to be when you grow up.” She then asked “so what do you want to be?” My response then & now is still the same “Somebody that makes you proud!” Love you Mama Brown
We got a big win yesterday and then I got an even bigger one at 3:10am. Help me welcome my little blessing to the world Elton Brown Jr.
10/30/22
8 lbs 2 oz.
Coming from the 757 & being an athlete is like wearing a badge of honor. You never want to let the ones who came before you down. It’s something different about those 757 athletes 💪🏾💪🏾
20 years ago today I signed my National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Virginia
@UVAFootball
No big audiences. No long twitter post lol. Just Me, my teammate & a young Mike Smith
I grew up carrying so much hate because my father chose not to be there. The same hate fueled me to be the best man I could but the void was still there. The older I got the more I realized forgiveness should outweigh hate. Glad we fixed our relationship pops. Happy Father’s Day
As signing day approaches I look back on how the decision to attend
@UVAFootball
was 1 of the best decisions of my life:
✅Graduated
✅Jersey Retired 9/25/11
✅Team Captain
✅Consensus All American
✅2x Jacob’s blocking trophy winner
✅3x All ACC
✅4 year starter
Message to my young athletes. The game doesn’t love you or owe you anything. You get out what you put in. You want mediocre results, put in mediocre effort. Greatness is achieved through pushing yourself & being uncomfortable. You decide the outcome 🙏🏿🙏🏿
3 College Degrees ✅
UVA Football Hall of Fame ✅
NFL Career ✅
Awards, Accomplishments & Etc.. ✅
But my greatest accomplishment is the opportunity to be your FATHER!!!!!
Elton Brown Sr. & Elton Brown Jr.
I know the expectations I have for
@dakota_twitty
are minor compared to the ones he has set for himself but I can’t wait to see him suit up in the orange & blue. Do work Nephew
@UVAFootball
Pretty dope article to stumble across. BCS era started in 1998. 15 ACC teams x 15 offensive linemen per team= 225 lineman per year. 225 lineman x 21 years = 4,725 offensive lineman and to be considered
#7
is beyond humbling. All I ever wanted was to be the best me I could be 🙏🏿
Just wanted to thank
@MisericordiaHFC
for giving me a shot on his staff years ago. Also huge thanks to
@AS_FOOTBALL_HC
for trusting in me to be his assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the
@GoBuilderSports
football program. LETS GET IT!!!!!!
Message to young athletes. Some times a recruiter isn't hating on you. Maybe their hating on those bad grades, hating on your poor attendance or hating on the way you treat others. Look yourself in the mirror. ACCOUNTABILITY
The man who first noticed a young kid from Newport News, Va and extended an opportunity for me to better myself & my future. This one hurts. Rest In Paradise Coach 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
THEM: Coach yall should definitely recruit me. Last year I rushed for 2 stacks & 30 tds. I can definitely upgrade your program. ME: How them grades look? THEM: I got a 1......ME:
The clash for the Cup. If you’ve been in this game then you know the atmosphere. No friends, no cousins, no high school teammates, it’s UVA vs Tech lol. BEAT TECH
@IAmBallHawk
@ApprenticeHFC
#ThrowBackThursday
I can’t believe it’s been 7 years. University of Virginia football started in 1888 so I was honored to be the 17th person with their jersey retired and only the 3 All American offensive lineman 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Don’t get caught up in name chasing & miss a great college opportunity. If everyone could go D1 there wouldn’t be D2s, D3s, junior colleges, etc. Make a decision so that you can be successful, not a decision others want you to make. When you’re good they will find you. Facts
Recruitment is like wanting to date the prettiest & most popular cheerleader in the school. Just remember while chasing her you may miss the one who is down for you.
Man I’m so happy for coach. Not only did he recruit me to UVa but say in my living room and told my mother he would make sure I was straight. He did that and more. Glad he gets to come back closer to home
@CoachMikeLondon
you deserve it
Message to my young athletes trying to get that scholarship offer. If you wait until 11th grade to take school serious let’s just say you at least 2 years behind. ALWAYS HANDLE YOUR BUSINESS
Straight disrespectful & disgraceful by the fans. Injuries not only take a toll on you physically, but mentally as well. We don’t know what he is going through. Wishing Andrew Luck the best in his future endeavors
When it came time for me to pick what school I was going to, I had to pick the place best for ME, not my friends, family or coaches. When you’re all unpacked & everyone is gone, YOU have to be the one that’s on time for class, running the sprints and being accountable.
Players they come & go but this great game remains forever. Thankful for all that the game has given me. The ability to change my family’s lives forever & go places a kid from Newport News, VA probably would have never gone. Thankful & Grateful
Wanted to send a s/o to my brother
@coachmhagans
for the birthday call last night. A 2 minute birthday called turned into a 45 minute conversation about our old
@UVAFootball
days 😂😂. Always love brother 💪🏿💯
Got to get out & play the other day with 2 former great Hokie QBs. My only beef was 1 pulled up with the Hokie golf bag. It hurt my eyes for 18 holes😂. I need to get me a UVA golf bag. Bday next Friday if anyone is feeling generous though 🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️😂😂🏌🏿🏌🏿⛳️
I had a friend ask me yesterday “with all the people you know coaching big time ball does it bother you they haven’t put you on yet?” I told him “I don’t want a put on or any handouts, I want my work to speak for me”
This isn’t goodbye big bro, this is I’ll see you later. My older brother got his beautiful wings today. Thanks for all the prayers, kind words & support 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
I heard there was a pretty big game last night. Can anybody tell me HOO won. I was busy watching a Law & Order marathon 😂😂😂. Hoo’s the NCAA National Champion? IVA
21 straight days of grinding got me feeling like I can come out of retirement. One of these teams could use a lineman. My body telling my mouth & mind to shut up 😂😂
Message to young athletes. Never stop doing your best because others don’t give you credit or don’t see your drive. Keep Grinding the right people will see you.
Depending on position class of ‘24 we still have a few spots!
Facts about The Apprentice School
⚓️School is FREE
⚓️Students are paid ($21.74/HR starting rate)
⚓️100% job placement rate for graduates
⚓️Graduate with AS Degree in Applied Science
⚓️4 YR Program
⚓️D2-D3 Schedule
Young athletes don’t panic. Your future isn’t tied to how many scholarship offers you get. All it takes is one school to love you. Keep pressing 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
On May 22 (I’m not letting you know how old I really am lol) At 1:11am, Mama Brown pushed out this big head big boy. The journey hasn’t been easy, but it’s been well worth it. Happy Birthday young fella
Big thanks to
@UVAFootball
for the opportunity to relive one of the greatest games I’ve been a part of. Join me on Saturday for the UVA take over on the
@accnetwork
and at 6pm to watch the Clemson game
"I have been a part of some great games at UVA, but that Thursday night the crowd was electric. Playing a night game in Charlottesville is probably one of the best feelings ever." -
@coacheltonbrown
#GoHoos
@accnetwork
TAKEOVER on Saturday ... the 2004 Clemson game is at 6 PM.
Although I didn’t have a relationship with my dad, I made sure to have one with my siblings. Just got some heartbreaking news that my older brother passed. Rest Up Big Bro until we meet again 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Me on the phone with my agent finalizing this 4 year deal that will send me to the New York Knicks in exchange for a
#7
spicy at Popeyes & a Wawa strawberry lemonade. I’m good for 8 & 10 off the bench 😂😂😂
The season is right around the corner. Just like the student athletes, us coaches must be in shape & ready to go as well. Just killed another dungeon workout. I think I got like 3 plays left in me 😂😂
The buzz has been crazy. The old man is out of retirement. Excited to hold my 1st OLine training session tomorrow. Ages 8+ its going to be fun
#TrenchGangTraining
Hospitality was A1 & the atmosphere was electric at William & Mary today. Oh yea I got to catch up with my UVA family as well. The coach that recruited me, who is now the head coach, & 3 former teammates, all on staff. Had a ball today at the big man/7 on7 camp
@CoachMikeLondon
After so much adversity the last few years it was great to finally get out there & get a win Saturday. Called my 1st game as O.C. Grateful to be surrounded by a great group of guys & coaches. Not where we want to be but off to a good start
@GoBuilderSports
@AS_FOOTBALL_HC
Wanted to send a special thanks to everyone that shared, posted, encouraged, and supported the essay contest. After reading about 60 entries I was blessed to be able to select 7 young men (2 are being mailed) to gift brand new shoes for back to school. Blessed to be a Blessing 🙏🏿
On the way back from the
@AppalachiaPrep
showcase yesterday I stopped by my second home. It’s always good to walk the halls of the McCue Center. 4ever my home
@UVAFootball
. Even ran into my bro
@coachmhagans
Daddy’s big man is 4 months now. Enjoying every step of this fatherhood journey. Fielding all calls for those college offers😂 we already got 3 on the table right now
Steve Jobs was fired from Apple (the company he Helped start) before returning. He then made Apple the most profitable company in the US. Walt Disney went bankrupt before making 50.1 billion in 2017. I say that to say this: Failure isn’t the opposite of Success, it’s a part of it
I think it’s dope when HS coaches treat small schools with the same respect as the bigger schools. Regardless of how many schools were there
@coachscott33
@coachphilsims1
@RecruitingHSHS
made sure they thanked every school for coming out & spent time with each. That’s real 💯💯
When you get that 🔥🔥🔥 in the mail from Nike. Family & friends been asking, so now I can finally get them off my back 😂😂. Still surreal every time I see my name on the back of a jersey🙏🏿🙏🏿 Blessed
“Just because you played the game doesn’t make you a good coach. Just because you never played doesn’t make you a bad coach.” You get out what you put in. I wake up thankful each day for my job & the ability to become a better coach. Extremely grateful
This year I lost a few people close to me, failed more times than I can count & cried a few times as well, but I never folded & always stood tall. I won’t ever fold. NEVER HAVE NEVER WILL!!!!
I appreciate you helping me to get to this point bro. There were plenty of people you could of recommended, but to open the door for me speaks volumes of the man you are