Tony Brown made an NFL comeback with the Indianapolis Colts in 2022, and after the former Alabama cornerback became an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday afternoon, he’s coming back to the Colts.

Yahoo Sports and ESPN reported on Wednesday night that Brown was staying with Indianapolis on a new one-year contract, reported as a $1.2 million deal.

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Brown did not play in an NFL game during the 2021 season, but he played in 16 for the Colts in 2022 as one of the NFL’s most active special-teamers. Brown played only nine defensive snaps last season, but he was on the field for 303 special-teams plays.

Brown played on two CFP national championship teams at Alabama, and he had an interception in his final game with the Crimson Tide — a 26-23 overtime victory against Georgia in the national title game for the 2017 season.

Brown went to training camp with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2018 as an undrafted rookie. After the Chargers released Brown at the end of the preseason, he landed on the Green Bay Packers’ practice squad before being signed for the active roster in the fourth week of the 2018 season.

Brown had 34 tackles, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a tackle for loss as he played 287 defensive snaps in 11 games for Green Bay. In his 38 NFL regular-season games since then, Brown has played 151 defensive snaps.

Brown played in nine games for Green Bay in 2019, and he did not play after Nov. 24. Brown also missed two games in October with a hamstring injury, and he appeared on the Packers’ injury report with a heel problem for the first three weeks of December.

The Bengals claimed Brown off waivers on Dec. 30, 2019, after Green Bay released him the day before its final regular-season game.

With Cincinnati in 2020, Brown played in 13 games and made his only start since three in his rookie season. He made nine tackles, including two behind the line of scrimmage, and broke up a pass in a 36-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 15, 2020.

Brown did not survive the cut to the regular-season roster limit after the 2021 preseason and spent time on the practice squads of the Bengals and Las Vegas Raiders.

Brown signed with the Colts one year ago. He started the 2022 season on the practice squad but joined the active roster in the second week.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.