Former Alabama lineman Tommy Brown goes viral as underwear model with new NIL deal
The Colorado football team has a new underwear model on the team thanks to an NIL deal with Shinesty brand underwear. Former Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Tommy Brown inked a deal with the undergarment brand and his photos from his shoots in the XL underwear have gone viral ever since.
Brown told Denver’s ABC7 that the company reached out to him on social media and things took off from there.
“I didn’t have any expectations. I was just very curious to see how it would go,” Brown told the news station. “But it was just a blast with the team that I was working with.”
In some of the photos from the shoot that Brown posted on his Instagram, the offensive lineman is working a jackhammer with a regular hammer tucked in his waistband. In others, he’s practicing his pirouettes with his football gear next to him on a ballet bar.
Although you wouldn’t normally see a football player jumping around like a ballerina, Brown is challenging all kinds of norms while showing off his lineman’s body.
“They were like, ‘alright, be as light and fluttery as you can,'” Brown said as he described the process behind capturing the viral images.
The former four-star recruit spent four seasons with the Crimson Tide. However, he opted to return closer to the West Coast where he grew up for 2022.
The 6-foot-7, 320-pound California native played in 29 games for the Crimson Tide. He worked primarily as a special teamer on PAT and field goal attempts over three seasons. He received one start in 2021, playing left guard against New Mexico State.