I could jump, I was quick, I could catch and all those types of things, but when it came to just flat out speed, that's something I had to work really hard at.

He also returned 29 punts for 413 yards and 2 touchdowns giving him a league leading 14. In 2001 he alongside Tom Brady led the Patriots to their first ever Super Bowl championship recording 101 catches during the season for 1199 yards and 5 touchdowns setting the franchise record for receptions and earning his first trip to a Pro Bowl. Brown was released by the Patriots on March 1 2005 for salary cap reasons but he signed a new contract with them on May 23 2005.

He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. On May 11 2010 Brown was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame. Brown played his entire 15-year career with the Patriots.