Denny Medley
The Eagles are adding a touch of star quality to their wide receiver room.
Per Jordan Schultz, the Eagles are signing wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown to a one-year deal worth up to $6.5 million.
Brown, 28, is a seven-year NFL veteran and former Baltimore Ravens first round pick. He played three seasons with the Ravens, two with the Arizona Cardinals and spent the last two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Brown has massive upside as an explosive weapon in any offensive scheme. He is a vaunted deep threat in the league, and his speed makes him extremely difficult to defend against.
Mahomes HEAVES it on 4th and 7 and finds Hollywood Brown!
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However, he comes with his own set of warning flags. Injuries have routinely pestered Brown since he entered the NFL. Over his seven seasons, a fractured foot, a sternoclavicular joint injury and a nagging heel injury have kept him off the field. He missed the majority of the 2024 season with that rare sternoclavicular joint injury, which he suffered in Week 1 of preseason.
Brown likely won't be a highly targeted receiver in the Eagles' offense, especially with DeVonta Smith and (possibly) A.J. Brown ahead of him in the depth chart. Hollywood will either be the Birds' WR3... or he could be their WR2, depending on what team the other Brown ends up on in 2026. In all likelihood, Hollywood will end up filling the Quez Watkins role: if teams spend all their manpower locking down A.J. and Smith, Hollywood can take advantage and gash them deep down the sideline.
Historically, WR3 has been a revolving door for Howie Roseman and the Eagles. In the past five seasons, Jahan Dotson, John Metchie III, Julio Jones, Watkins, Olamide Zacchaeus and Zach Pascal have lined up alongside A.J. Brown and Smith. Roseman tends to take flyers on players with high potential, even if their league returns haven't reached that potential yet (with the exception of future Hall of Famer Julio Jones).
Hollywood Brown will be 29 by Week 1, and when healthy, he's produced. Last season, he hauled in 49 passes for 587 yards and five touchdowns in a non-starting role for the Chiefs. The potential is there. Perhaps the Eagles coaching staff can unlock it.
