WR Brown excited to ‘showcase’ skills with Chiefs

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BigP Published March 19, 2024

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMar 18, 2024, 03:04 PM ET
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown said there are many things about his game he hasn’t been able to show and that he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs because he feels it is the best way for him to put them on display.

“That’s probably what I’m excited about the most being here is to just put my best foot forward and show what I could do,” Brown said after signing his one-year contract with the Chiefs. “I feel like I’ll be able to showcase my skill set.

“I feel like I can affect all three levels of the game — short, intermediate, and deep. I feel like [at] times in Baltimore and in Arizona I showed facets of things that I could do but not on a consistent basis. So I feel here guys are interchangeable. We can complement each other and that way the best can come out of everyone.”

The Chiefs entered free agency in need of a wide receiver. They got little from their group during the regular season last year outside of rookie Rashee Rice, who far and away led the Chiefs at the position in catches, yards and touchdowns.

Brown said once free agency started the Chiefs came after him “strong,” something he wasn’t surprised about since they showed a lot of interest in him when he came out for the draft in 2019. He was selected instead in the first round by the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore traded him to the Cardinals in 2022 and he played two seasons with Arizona.

“I thought I was going to get drafted by the Chiefs when I was coming out,” Brown said. “We talked about that since I’ve been here, that they did a lot of work on me. The world’s got a way of having things come around like that.

“I knew that if I was to come here it could be a big impact for the team and [bring] some element that they need.”

Brown said he was eager to play with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback.

“You want to play with somebody that’s going to bring the best out of you, that’s going to push your game to the next level,” Brown said. “And I feel like he’s definitely one of those type of guys.

“The arm talent, the deep arm talent, it speaks for itself. What can’t he do? He can extend plays, whatever he’s got to do to win the game. I feel like I watched him do it from making those big plays to methodically moving down the field to using his feet to playing injured. Those are qualities and traits of a guy you want to play for.”