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11:00 AM ET 05.06 | The last time Les Brown caught a touchdown pass, he was a lanky all-state wide receiver in Salt Lake City. After high school, Brown played basketball for three years at Utah's Westminster College before he became buried by paperwork for two years as an accountant in a private equity firm. His memories of playing football faded. Then, a little more than a week ago, the 24-year-old Brown, after months of intensive training and an eye-opening performance at Brigham Young's pro day, found himself as perhaps the unlikeliest of the 64 players on the field as the Miami Dolphins opened voluntary workouts. Brown has been out of football so long that his return does not really classify as a comeback; surely no one at the professional level had heard of him before March 29. On that day, Brown ran the 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds and recorded a 39-inch vertical leap to draw the interest of a half-dozen teams, including the Super Bowl champion Giants.

Joe Philbin, AP

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May 6, 2012 11:06 AM ET

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soooooo?

drew31177

Westchester, NY

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May 6, 2012 11:10 AM ET

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Sure the guy can probably run a fast 40 and jump a high vertical, but the real question is, will he help the Dolphins weak offense? It looks like desperation.

Stuart MacDougal

Indianapolis, IN

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May 6, 2012 11:11 AM ET

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At least it gives the rest of us bean counters some hope.....

Danny15

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May 6, 2012 11:14 AM ET

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Originally posted 11:11 AM ET 05.06 by Danny15

At least it gives the rest of us bean counters some hope.....

And, if you're going to be counting beans, why not do it in Miama, especially with all the big names tied into that organization. Way to spin yourself into a new career.

Lightly Salted Nuts

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May 6, 2012 11:19 AM ET

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Originally posted 11:10 AM ET 05.06 by Stuart MacDougal

...but the real question is, will he help the Dolphins weak offense?

More like will this weak thread help FN, Stu...

I think no.

Otis B. Driftwood

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May 6, 2012 11:38 AM ET

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It just goes to show you that Les Brown is really More Brown!

Not4Nutten

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May 6, 2012 12:13 PM ET

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Nobody knows if he can catch a ball or block, but damn....he sure can run in a straight line without pads on. Seriously though, how much credibility does this give the Dolphins organization...its pathetic.

puttin on the foil

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May 6, 2012 01:04 PM ET

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"Hey, Les, instead of two-a-days, how about you come over to the front office and give us some advice on restructuring some of these contracts...."

In other news, the New Orleans Saints are working out Electronic Warfare guys from Cal Tech and MIT.

Debbie Does

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May 6, 2012 01:05 PM ET

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Originally posted 12:13 PM ET 05.06 by puttin on the foil

Nobody knows if he can catch a ball or block, but damn....he sure can run in a straight line without pads on. Seriously though, how much credibility does this give the Dolphins organization...its pathetic.

C'mon poutine the problem isn't that he can't catch or block it's that the interns headline reads "draft pick" this guy is a street free agent it's at least the second thread on one (youtbe QB being the other) this one is so 'Night Train" Lane