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Marquise Brown had so many conversations with the Kansas City Chiefs before the 2019 NFL Draft that the former Oklahoma star thought that they would select him to pair with Patrick Mahomes in their high-flying offense.
Baltimore took him in the first round before Kansas City had the chance.
But after a detour through Arizona, where the Ravens traded him and where Brown spent the past two years dealing with nagging injuries and instability at quarterback, the speedy wide receiver finally landed in Kansas City on Monday. Brown signed his one-year deal worth up to $11 million to finally give Mahomes another downfield option in the Chiefs passing attack.
“The world has a way of things coming around like that,” Brown said with a smile.
Despite beating the San Francisco 49ers for their second straight Super Bowl title, the Chiefs knew they needed to upgrade at wide receiver, where rookie Rashee Rice had become the unquestioned leader almost by default. But they refused to rush into a big-money, long-term deal with one of the top free agents and bided their time until the right opportunity came along.
It wasn’t the $50 million guaranteed that the Titans gave Calvin Ridley. Or the $26 million guaranteed the Falcons gave to Darnell Mooney. Or the $24 million Gabe Davis got from the Jaguars or even the $15 million Curtis Samuel got from the Bills.
No, it was a relatively low-risk, high-upside deal with a wide receiver the Chiefs had coveted since college.
“They were strong on me,” Brown said, “so it was kind of like, mutual interest. That was very appealing.”
It was the right deal for Brown, too. He turns 27 in June, which means there is still time in his career to turn a productive season in one of the NFL’s most pass-friendly offenses into a much more lucrative multi-year contract next offseason.
“There [are] weapons here,” he said, “and I feel like I can come in and complement the guys they have here. And Coach (Andy) Reid? He’s a mastermind. Patrick Mahomes — I’m excited…
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Publish date : 2024-03-18 20:40:00
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