Brown selected to All-American Bowl

After a stellar career in football at Peddie, senior Matt Brown has been selected to play in the second-annual Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Miami on January 4, 2008.

Peddie senior Matt Brown has been selected to play in the second-annual Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Miami on Friday, January 4, 2008. Bringing together over 80 of the best high school football players from across the country, the marquee event will be the final football game ever played at Orange Bowl Stadium. The game will be broadcast live nationwide by Fox College Sports beginning at 7 p.m. and will be replayed 12 times including on the day of the Super Bowl.

Chosen as a cornerback, Brown will be a member of the East squad coached by a cadre of the most qualified personnel available including legendary ex-NFL wide receiver and current HBO football analyst Cris Carter. Brown produced school records against Wyoming Seminary when he rushed for 319 yards and notched 356 all-purpose yards. For his stellar 2007 campaign, Brown was honored at the school’s Fall Sports Banquet with the Maurice P. Shuman Football Award as the outstanding football player.

Brown has raised a few eyebrows according to the recent USA TODAY coverage on the event. USA TODAY

Offense-Defense has been specializing in the instructional football and recruiting industry since 1969. Recognized as the country’s leading expert on football skills cultivation and talent training, Offense-Defense has grown from a single-city training event to a 40-city tour, evaluating more than 5,000 of the top high school football players across the country.

"The Offense-Defense All American Bowl is the culmination of years of hard work developing a winning curriculum and reputation for excellence, as well as experience in working with young players," said bowl director Matt Whittier. "Unlike other games that can be seen as marketing tools, we are working to make this game a pure, annual tradition that athletes from all across the country can strive to be a part of." Whittier said that “…the reputation of Offense-Defense Sports translated to immediate support of the game from throughout the sports and media fields, making it an easy choice for a global entity like Fox to sign on and participate in this fantastic event.”