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Trent Brown had played just seven snaps for Tim Beckham Jersey the Patriots in 2021 before he returned to the field in their ma sive45-7 win over the Browns in Week 10. And the moment was a reminder of just how far Brown has come since the last time he faced Cleveland.Brown was on the Raiders during the 2020 NFL season and was preparing to come off the COVID-19 list against Cleveland in Week 8. He had mi sed the Raiders' previous game with the illne s. However, he dealt with an i sue while getting a pre-game IV. Air was introduced to his bloodstream and he nearly died as a result of the Chris Tillman Jersey mishap.RIVERA: So, returning to play against Cleveland after that near-death experience, which made Brown contemplate retirement, carried extra meaning."To kind of come back and play against the Browns, I thought was pretty cool, because I almost died before we played them last year," Brown said, . "When I was laid out on the floor, I definitely thought about my kids. I even thought about retiring, honestly. It was that scary. I was about to be done with it. Then after it kind of settled down a bit, I was fine."SUPER BOWL 51: As Brown explained, the air in his bloodstream nearly caused him to go into cardiac arrest. He had to Heston Kjerstad Jersey be hospitalized for a few days while dealing with that condition."That was different. Coming off of COVID and then just expecting to play a game, and then make it all the way to the city, to the game, to the locker room," Brown said. "And I'm going through my normal routine, getting an IV, and to just pa s out and almost going into cardiac arrest was crazy."MORE: Brown stayed out of action another six games for the Raiders. He ended up playing just five games for them because of a Dan Straily Jersey couple of injuries, the COVID-19 diagnosis and the IV mishap. He was only out of action for about a month and a half, but it took much longer for him "to feel normal again.""To actually fully recover, it probably took about eight months to feel normal again," Brown said. "And to actually start making steps, as far as improvement, to feel like myself again on the field after eight months."Brown has played in just two games and 53 snaps for the Patriots since rejoining the team during the 2021 NFL offseason. He has dealt with a calf injury and Craig Gentry Jersey hadanother stint on the COVID-19 list. He'll suit up for his second consecutive game on Thursday against the Falcons, and the 2019 Pro Bowler will hope to regain his dominant form from and stay on the field.