DeAndre Brown Suffers a Brutal Leg Injury

Southern Miss' super freshman wide receiver DeAndre Brown had a very impressive debut season -- but it ended on Sunday night in about the worst way possible. While running a deep route to the end zone in the New Orleans Bowl, Brown stumbled and his left leg gave out on him, apparently snapping about halfway down the shin.

Brown immediately grabbed for his leg and began writhing on the ground. Southern Miss' trainers raced out to him and eventually put his leg into a giant air cast and carted him off the field.

As Brown sat up on the cart, the New Orleans Bowl crowd started chanting "DeAndre! DeAndre!" which Brown responded to by flapping his arms like a bird for the Eagles faithful.

The 6-foot-6 receiver was expected to be a top pro prospect down the road. Brown was a highly-touted recruit for Southern Miss, and proved why in 2008 -- he chalked up 66 catches for 1,108 yards and 12 touchdowns during the regular season, including a 221-yard, four-TD explosion versus Rice.

Video of the injury is after the jump, but be warned that it's very graphic.