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Leap Of Faith: Kareem Brown, 36, jumps a wall in the obstacle course at the police academy at North Campus.
CHRISTIAN ORTEGATHE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For as long as he can remember, Kareem Brown, wanted to be like the heroes he saw on television, but his dream didn’t involve superpowers<\/span>\u2014he <\/span>wanted to be a cop. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJust being able to help the community and get drugs off the street and put bad guys behind bars, making a difference, is what I always wanted to do,\u201d said Brown, who starred as a defensive lineman at the University of Miami before playing five years in the National Football League. \u201cI\u2019ve always been that person, either in football or in coaching, that when it came time to help people out, I was first in line to help them out. As a kid watching shows like <\/span>Cops<\/span><\/i> and movies with police officers, I just thought it was the coolest thing on earth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown, who is 36 years old now, is living out his dream at the police academy at Miami Dade College North Campus<\/span><\/a>. He enrolled in the School of Justice\u2019s Florida Law Enforcement Academy<\/span><\/a> last August. Brown is scheduled to graduate on Feb. 20 and will be a school resource officer for the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe experience has been eye-opening,\u201d Brown said. \u201cEvery day you have to be willing to sacrifice your life for a complete stranger. When you hear it, it sounds simple but it brings everything into perspective. You say things like \u2018Can I do this?\u2019 and when I asked myself that question, I answered that I could because all my life, I\u2019ve dedicated it to helping those around me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown is currently ranked in the top three academically, out of 33 recruits, in his class. He is in the running to receive the physical training award at graduation. To receive the award, recruits need the top time in the mile-and-a-half run, 300 yard dash, and must do the most sit-ups, pushups and record the highest vertical leap.<\/span><\/p>\n

His days at the academy are rigorous. Brown attends classes from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. The training includes 80 hours of firearms training, 50 hours of first aid training, 44 hours of vehicular operations training and 80 hours of defense tactics training. Students must then pass a state-required exam certifying they are qualified to be a police officer. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think working in the schools is a great fit for him because of what he wants to do,\u201d said captain Nelson Santos, one of Brown\u2019s instructors at the academy. \u201cYou can tell that he has the ability to speak to others and associate with them. Because of his upbringing as the youngest child and the NFL, he\u2019s an incredibly competitive person with a very high drive.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown\u2019s journey to the police academy is not like many of his fellow recruits. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After graduating from Miami Norland Senior High School in 2001, he accepted a scholarship to play football at the University of Miami. <\/span><\/p>\n

At UM, he accrued 14 sacks and 77 total tackles during three years. He had his breakout year as a junior in 2006, earning second-team All Atlantic Coastal Conference honors while collecting 4 \u00bd sacks, 44 total tackles and 8 \u00bd tackles for loss on the season. <\/span><\/p>\n

That April, Brown was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft by New England. He played one season for the Patriots. <\/span><\/p>\n

Brown spent the next three years with the New York Jets and his final season on the Tennessee Titans practice squad in 2010. He was forced to retire from the NFL after sustaining a left shoulder injury. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2011, he connected with fellow UM alum, Mario Cristobal, who at the time was the head football coach at Florida International University. Cristobal offered Brown a role on the Panthers as a defensive line assistant. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Hometown Hero: Former University of Miami and National Football League defensive lineman, Kareem Brown, rushes the quarterback in a game versus Boston College in 2006. After retiring from football, Brown enrolled in the police academy at North Campus to pursue his dream of being a police officer.
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The following year Brown returned to UM, accepting a role as a graduate assistant on then head coach Al Golden\u2019s staff. For the next three years, he split his time in the classroom earning his master\u2019s degree in criminal justice and coaching the team\u2019s defensive line and outside linebackers. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2016, he served as director of player development for then incoming head coach Mark Richt. Brown helped prepare students-athletes for academic and athletic success while adhering to National Collegiate Athletic Association and university standards. A year later, he left UM.<\/span><\/p>\n

Armed with a bachelor\u2019s and a master\u2019s degree in criminal justice, Brown started the next chapter of his life at MDC to pursue a career in law enforcement. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI felt that after everything I had learned and the hours, I had grown accustomed to. It was conducive to the lifestyle I wanted to live,\u201d Brown said. \u201cBeing able to still be in schools and mentor and be a role model is a perfect fit for me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown believes that to make a change, you have to tap into the younger generation. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNine times out of ten, when you\u2019re talking to adults, they\u2019re already set in their ways,\u201d Brown said. \u201cKids are still impressionable. If I\u2019m a policeman and I get to sit down with a 13, a 14-year-old kid that I see may be heading down the wrong path, I may be the difference that sets them on the straight and narrow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The six-foot-five-inch, 275-pound former defensive lineman hopes to draw from his past as a professional football player to connect with the community. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe always conducts himself with dignity,\u201d said Shawnee Fross, firearms and defense tactics manager at the School of Justice. \u201cHe knows that people look up to him, literally. He\u2019s the kind of person who wants to use his past to help relate to the students.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown knows he is nearing his goal of becoming a police officer. He mentally crosses off each day, with only a few weeks left in the academy. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI always wanted to be remembered for just making a change, having a positive impact on everyone that I come across,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThis is my dream.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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