Mar 29, 2026, 01:35 PM ET
Joey Browner, the first defensive back selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round and a member of the team’s Ring of Honor, died Saturday at the age of 65, the team announced Sunday.
The Vikings did not disclose Browner’s cause of death.
Minnesota selected Browner with the 19th pick in the 1983 NFL draft out of USC. He and Harrison Smith are the only safeties ever picked by the Vikings in the first round.
Browner was selected as a first-team All-Pro three times and to six consecutive Pro Bowls in
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