CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Jonathan Brown’s watershed moment as a football player won’t come if he earns All-Big Ten honors, if he’s named an All-American, or if he leads Illinois in tackles.
Brown won’t know he has arrived until his stepfather has no critiques for him after games.
He might be waiting a while.
His stepfather, Richard Kinley, played defensive end and linebacker at Middle Tennessee and helped mold him as a player, particularly during grueling backyard workouts at their home in Memphis.
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