Eagles to sign wide receiver Hollywood Brown to one-year contract worth up to $6.5 million
The veteran Brown projects to add receiving depth behind A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.
The Eagles are adding an option for their vacant third receiver spot, agreeing to terms with Marquise “Hollywood” Brown on a one-year deal worth up to $6.5 million, a league source confirmed to The Inquirer on Tuesday.
Brown, who turns 29 in June, is a seven-year NFL veteran who spent the last two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. Though he missed all but the tail end of the 2024 season with a shoulder injury, he played in 16 games (six starts) in 2025.
Against the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, Brown caught two passes for 15 yards, playing on 41 snaps.
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In that span, the 5-foot-9, 180-pound receiver posted 587 yards (No. 2 on the team behind Travis Kelce) and five touchdowns (tied for the team high) on 49 receptions. Brown has been dependable when healthy, dropping just two passes since 2024 in the regular season and postseason combined, according to Pro Football Focus.
Brown began his career with the Baltimore Ravens, the team that drafted him No. 25 overall in 2019 out of Oklahoma. In his seven NFL seasons with Baltimore (2019-21), the Arizona Cardinals (2022-23), and Kansas City, Brown has played 90 games, collecting 4,322 yards and 33 touchdowns on 371 receptions.
He has established himself as a vertical threat who can line up out wide or in the slot. Last season with the Chiefs, Brown took 37.8% of his snaps in the slot (159) and 61.8% out wide (260), according to PFF.
Come training camp, Brown figures to contend for the third receiver role held for the last two seasons by Jahan Dotson, who signed with the Atlanta Falcons in free agency. The receiving depth chart is currently led by A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, and Hollywood Brown would join a depth receiver corps that also includes Darius Cooper and Johnny Wilson.