As a freshman, Brewer attended Southern Methodist University where he played wide receiver and was an All-American Candidate and a Disney World Record Holder for track. He had 19 receptions for 352 yards in the season. After playing as free safety after transferring to the University of Minnesota his sophomore year, where he started 10 games on the defensive side of the ball, Brewer was moved to wide receiver his junior year at Minnesota. Brewer was third on the team with 22 catches for 286 yards and finished his career with 155 tackles, the fourth highest total in school history. Senior captain Brewer was a first team selection at defensive back by the media after leading the Big Ten Conference in tackles with 14.1 per game and 16.2 per game for Big Ten contests. He earned the Carl Eller Award for outstanding defensive player, and the Paul Giel Award for most unselfish player with most concern for the university. He was also selected to play in the East–West Shrine Game. Brewer earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Minnesota.
Professional career
In 2002, Brewer was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent. In his first year with the Vikings, Brewer played in 15 games and had one start. He led the team with 26 special teams tackles, five tackles against the Buffalo Bills which tied him for second most in a game in team history and the most special teams tackles in a game since Harold Morrow's five against Tampa Bay. Brewer had both of his two career interceptions that same year. In Brewer's second year with the Vikings, he played in six games; he was inactive for the first three games of the season after suffering a chest injury in preseason. On October 26, 2003, he blocked a Jeff Feagles punt against the New York Giants – the Vikings' first blocked punt since 1989. In 2005, Brewer played in just six games with the Eagles but finished tied for fifth on the team with 15 special teams tackles and twice led the team with four special teams tackles.
Business career and political advocacy
While playing for the New York Giants, Brewer founded The Brewer Group Companies which operated a mortgage origination practice closing over $100 million in mortgages. After completing his fifth and final year in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals, Brewer accepted a position as a Wealth Manager with Merrill Lynch in the Global Private Client Group located in New York City. Since 2002, Brewer has also been regularly involved with the production of numerous television, digital media and radio broadcasts internationally, and has a weekly presence in print media. Brewer serves as a contributor on CNBC, as well as a weekly contributing writer for the American City Business Journals. Brewer is also the founder and executive director of The Jack Brewer Foundation, a 501 which funds educational opportunities and economic development for underprivileged individuals around the world. He was recently named as Ambassador for Peace and Sport for the US Federation of Middle East Peace at the United Nations. Brewer supported Barack Obama during his first campaign for president, but later soured on the Obama Administration's and Democratic Party's policies and what he perceived as their negative effects on the African-American community. In late 2019, Brewer predicted that there would be a "black awakening" in the US which would lead to President Donald Trump receiving 20% or more of the African-American vote in the 2020 United States presidential election. Trump won 8% of the African-American vote during the 2016 election. Brewer is a supporter of President Trump, and has gone so far as to call him the "first black president". Brewer is a 4 3 2 1 player. 4 years 3 teams 2 INT'S 1 start.
Personal life
Brewer is a Christian, stating in an interview that "y journey was one where I had to use life experiences to bring me closer to Jesus Christ."
