The Texas Longhorns have a Malcolm Brown and a Malcom Brown. They sound the same but are spelled differently.
Defensive tackle Malcom Brown was taken by the New England Patriots with the final pick of the NFL Draft's first round on Thursday.
With the final pick in the 1st round of the 2015 draft, the Patriots have selected Texas DT Malcom Brown. #PatsDraft pic.twitter.com/1OmX0Y4s20
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) May 1, 2015
But Texas coach Charlie Strong sent a congratulatory tweet to Malcolm Brown, the running back, instead.
This of course caused some confusion as many believed running back Malcolm Brown would be joining the Super Bowl champions, but he was prepared for this and expected it to happen.
Let's see how many calls, text and tweets I get tonight when my bro @MalcomBrown_90 get drafted ??
— Malcolm Brown (@MallyCat_28) April 30, 2015
@Strong_TexasFB there go coach messing up names again...?? @MallyCat_28
— Marcus Johnson (@MisterJohnson06) May 1, 2015
???? coach needa get right! https://t.co/7Tpevaj27M
— Malcolm Brown (@MallyCat_28) May 1, 2015
Shortly after realizing his mistake, Strong deleted the tweet and made the correction.
@MalcomBrown_90 Congrats Big Mal! Proud of you!
— Charlie Strong (@Strong_TexasFB) May 1, 2015
Hopefully this won't happen again if the other Brown's name is called later in the draft.
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