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Brown is likely to contend for a starting job this season, ESPN's Eric D. Williams reports.
Still just 24 years old, Brown is coming off a disappointing, injury-plagued 2017 campaign in which he recorded just 79 tackles and failed to register a single sack. However, the third-year player appears to be entering the new season in better shape, looking "thicker" than he has in the past thanks to a change in his diet. Brown's speed and lateral quickness are tantalizing qualities for a defense that isn't known for its quickness, but he'll certainly have plenty of competition for a starting role, as the Chargers opted to bring back utility linebacker Nick Dzubnar and selected Uchenna Nwosu in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Given Denzel Perryman, the nominal starting inside linebacker, has yet to play a full 16-game season in his career, Brown could still have value in IDP leagues even if he's unable to win a starting job out of training camp.
