2) Born is Jasper, Florida to a football family, Alex went on to star at the University of Florida for the Gators from 1998-2001. His collegiate highlights were numerous as he was named a 2 time First-Team All-American, 3 time First-Team All-SEC, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, won an SEC championship in 2000 and is in the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.
3) Since football, Brown is involved in many businesses including All Pro Sports Performance, a fitness facility in Gurnee that offers personal training and group fitness sessions for athletes in any sport. Alex runs the All Pro Sports Performance with former Bears teammates Adrian Peterson and Jason McKie.
D: Who's the best Packers player you ever played against?
AB: Probably Brett Favre. He was pretty good. But I think Aaron Rodgers is better. So I am going to say Aaron Rodgers. He's the best quarterback in the league in my opinion. I still think he is. He's good. He's legit.
D's Follow Up: I think Aaron Rodgers is the best Packers player right now. I think Donald Driver was great too. I think Tom Brady is the best QB ever but Aaron Rodgers is right behind him. Brett Favre was an awesome player but I think Rodgers is a little bit better.
J: What is your favorite Chicago Bears memory?
AB: My favorite team memory is going to the Super Bowl, no question. So it's going to the Super Bowl my own personal moment is when I blocked the kick against Green Bay. To take us into overtime and then win that game in overtime was awesome. Individually that's my best memory but as a team nothing trumps going to the Super Bowl.
J's Follow Up: I thought he would say the Super Bowl because getting to the Super Bowl is the biggest accomplishment you can get in football. It makes me happy when the Bears beat Green Bay so that's awesome that he helped win the game for the Bears in Green Bay. I hope they win this Thursday night.
The boys and I spent another Tuesday night at the Chicago Huddle taping at Chili's in Vernon Hills. With the Bears on a short week playing the Packers and current players busy with meetings this past Tuesday night, the Huddle turned to Chicago Bears legend Alex Brown to join in on the fun and to be the special guest host for the show. When we found out Alex was going to host, we were excited for the opportunity to see him for a second time and interview him for the blog. At our first meeting, Alex allowed us to try on his NFC championship ring and Jordan was able to get his treasured #96 Alex Brown jersey signed.
Tuesday night was the first night that Danny went to Chili's as his true authentic self, a crazed Packers guy and he was decked out in green and gold from head to toe. This made me nervous because have been regulars at the show for four years and now the cat is officially out of the bag to the everyone. It's true, Danny is a Packer. There's no turning back. We've come to terms with it but going to the Chicago Huddle show on the week they play the Packers seems a little extreme, right? Not for Danny. It was important for Danny to be Danny, so off he went with his Jordy Nelson jersey, Packers hat and sunglasses.
Danny jumped in first to say hi to Alex and was greeted as we expected...he was met with "hey, what's going on here?" and Alex joyfully brought him in for a hug and told Danny that "we need to do something about this". Once he saw Jordan in his own #96 jersey, Alex said "Yes! Yes! Guess what? We're going to get them on Thursday. We're going to get them." Of course, Danny immediately replied with a forceful "Nope." Alex is one of the happiest players we have met and seems to always be having fun and he certainly made the boys feel special and was excited to answer their questions.
Danny wanted to know the toughest Packer Alex ever went up against. Alex began with Brett Favre and eventually landed on Aaron Rodgers and called him the best QB in the NFL. It came as no surprise to me and I actually believe Aaron is the top QB as well as much as it kills me to say it. You can't go wrong with either guy but I think Aaron edges Brett in accuracy, throwing on the run, mobility and he just doesn't turn the ball over. Danny is lucky to call #12 his QB and I hope we have a guy in the same mold waiting in the wings for the Bears, Mitchell Trubisky. In his brief preseason debut, I saw accuracy, mobility, and the ability to throw on the run and he seems to have the "it" factor that you need to have to be a top level NFL QB. Time will tell but hopefully we have the next Aaron Rodgers and he wears #10 for the Chicago Bears.
Jordan jumped in next wanting to know Alex's favorite Chicago Bears memory. Brown's favorite team memory was going to the Super Bowl in '06. I'll always have amazing memories from that season too that include the 7-0 start to the season, the snow falling down as they win the NFC championship against the Saints at Soldier Field and watching Devin Hester return the opening kick of the Super Bowl for a TD. Alex was part of an amazing team and I can only imagine how awesome it was to be in that locker room. He was a major part of one of the most dominant Bears defenses in history.
Alex's personal favorite memory was blocking a potential game winning field goal against the Packers in Green Bay in 2008. Alex's blocked field goal kick of Mason Crosby with 25 seconds left set up the Bears to win on a field goal in overtime to take home a 20-17 victory over the Packers at Lambeau Field. No matter the record between the two teams, beating the rival Green Bay Packers has to feel amazing and to do it in their storied stadium as a player for the Chicago Bears has to be a tremendous feeling. Here's to hoping the Bears can pull off the upset tonight and leave with the same feeling Alex Brown had back in 2008!
Thank you Alex for your time with us at the Chicago Huddle and we look forward to watching you on Comcast SportsNet for pre and post-game Bears info!
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