Matthew Stein: How many tattoos do you have?
Tim Brown: I have six. The one on the inside of my arm, Showtime — when I got this I thought of me being Showtime. It gets me going out playing like it’s showtime every game.
MS: What about the grills, where did those come from?
TB: It’s a Miami, down south thing. That’s all that’s about. I was 17 when I got them. The ladies love it; it’s a cool look.
MS: How did the nickname “Duce” come about?
TB: I’ve been number two since I was 6-years-old. All my family members call me Duce, so I ran away with it. Everywhere I go, everybody calls me Duce. I like it, I’ve always been number two and I want to keep it.
MS: What’s the best part about being from Miami?
TB: Everybody has your back down there. You have a lot of fans, and once they see you doing good, they want to hang with you. It doesn’t get that cold, it’s always hot, there’s always a nice beach you can sit down and relax at. It’s very fun down there.
MS: What do you drive?
TB: I’m not driving, just using my feet. I don’t have a car yet; I’ll wait for the car.
MS: OK, so hypothetically, you’re rolling down College Avenue in a nice car, windows down, music blaring. What’s blasting out to the people that you want everybody to hear?
TB: I’ll have Lil’ Wayne, pumping the No Ceilings album. “Wasted.”
MS: Now I heard from a couple of people that you freestyle.
TB: Nah man, that’s not me. I don’t freestyle. I can talk a lot, I can spit game.
MS: What would “Tim Brown: The Movie” be about?
TB: Me being a hero. Me saving somebody’s life, one of those Superman, Batman, Incredible Hulk-type movies. That’s just me; I want to be a hero. I can be Batman, I can be Superman. When I grow up, I’m going to try and get in one of those movies.
MS: Who plays you then?
TB: Oh, I’m a Denzel [Washington] type of guy. Nice cool walk, swag. That’s me.
MS: So what actress would you have a love scene with?
TB: Gabrielle Union. Yeah? Yeah.
MS: What’s your least favorite place to play on the road?
TB: I have to give it to Army man, those guys up there, wearing all black, it’s dark, you really can’t see a lot, it’s always raining and cold.
MS: Think back over your whole career — high school, college, Pop Warner. What’s the one play that stands out in your mind?
TB: In high school, coming out of halftime we were down against a big, highly thought of team. I take a kickoff return back at Pro Player Stadium and dove in the end zone. I heard the crowd booing. With me diving in the end zone, they kept replaying it on the jumbo screen. That was the most exciting day of my life, coming out to do that and win the game for my team.
MS: Does last week’s play rank up there?
TB: Oh yeah, that’s in my top five. But I did that a couple of times in high school so I wasn’t really amazed by that. I’m used to doing those types of things when the opportunity comes. It was a great catch and a great finish. That’s how I used to do it all the time.
MS: You’ve talked about this a lot over your career, but say Rutgers was to win a National Championship. What’s the first thing you do when the final whistle blows?
TB: Cry. All the hard work we put in. … You see that confetti coming down but tears are going to come out of my eyes first before I go get the crystal.
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