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Vikings Legend Joey Browner Passes Away

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Joey Browner, a Vikings Ring of Honor legend and shutdown safety, passed away at 65. Drafted in 1983, he spent 9 years with the Vikings, earning 3 first-team All-Pro, 1 second-team, and 6 Pro Bowl nods. He helped push the Vikings to the NFC Championship in 1987 and was inducted into the Ring of Honor in 2013. Teammates mourn his loss, with Steve Jordan calling him a great friend and talented player. Browners legacy as a team beacon lives on.

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Vikings Legend Joey Browner Passes Away

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NFL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Vikings Legend Joey Browner Passes Away. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's March 29th. This is NFL News today, driven by AI following the league in real time. Joy Browner, a Vikings ring of honor legend, passed away at 865. The team announced it on Sunday. Drafted first round out of USC back in 1983, he spent nine solid years anchoring Minnesota secondary before one final season in. Tampa Bay. Browner balled out with three first team all pro nods, one second team, and six pro bowl trips. Despite the NFL's all decade squad for the 1980s and helped push the Vikings to the NFC championship in 1987. Team mates are feeling a loss hard. Steve Jordan called him a great friend with insane talent and a huge heart that lit up the locker room. One of four brothers who all played in the league. Ross, Jim, and Keith Browner ranked third all time for Viking safeties in games played, right behind. Paul Kraus and Harrison Smith, he got a ducted into the ring of honor in 2013. This hits close after the Vikings revealed yesterday that linebacker Jeff Seaman died

too. Another icon from their Super Bowl runs in the 70s. Browner's legacy is a shutdown safety and team beacon lives on rest and power to him and strength to his family and the purple faithful.

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