Crawley Town have signed Sidemen YouTube star Tobi Brown's brother Jed Brown on a one-year developmental contract.
The League Two side previously invited Tobi, Jed and their third brother Manny Brown to train with the club in November after sending scouts to watch the Sidemen Charity Match in which Tobi and Manny impressed last year.
Jed, the lesser-known of the three brothers, was already an aspiring footballer in non-league and has been training with the team ever since.
He has now been rewarded with a one-year deal to join the Crawley Town B team.
A club statement put out on Monday read: "Crawley Town Football Club is delighted to announce that Jedidiah Brown has signed for the Red Devils on a year deal.
"Jed has joined on a developmental contract that will see him join the clubβs B team.
"Jed began trialling with the club alongside his two brothers, Tobi and Manny, in November 2022.
"Jed has been training with the club since and has today officially joined the club, having previously been at Fisher FC in London."
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Crawley Town Football Club have signed Jed Brown to a developmental contract that will see him join the clubβs B team!#TownTeamTogetherπ΄
β Crawley Town FC (@crawleytown) February 6, 2023A quote was attached from Crawley Co-Chairman Preston Johnson, who said: "Jed is a young player who has acquitted himself well during previous training sessions with the team, and weβre happy to have him continue his development as a member of our B team.
"While he may not currently be part of our first-team plans, we welcome Jed to the club and look forward to his continued growth as he trains alongside his new teammates."
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Some Crawley fans have been less than impressed by the move, branding it a 'PR stunt'.
And this is not the first time the club has drafted in a celebrity.
Reality TV star Mark Wright joined Crawley at the end of 2020.
He spent just six months at the club before being axed, making just one professional start.
The former The Only Way is Essex man was replaced at the break following a disastrous 45 minutes for Crawley where they conceded three goals.
Jed Brown will no doubt be looking to prove his doubters wrong over the next year.
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