Report: Arizona Cardinals make decision on Marquise Brown fifth-year option

The Arizona Cardinals made one of the biggest blockbuster deals of the 2022 NFL Draft, when they decided to trade for Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, the star wideout for the Baltimore Ravens in the first round on Thursday night. On Friday night, news broke from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport that the Cardinals decided to pick up his fifth-year option. He’ll be locked in with the franchise through the end of the 2023 season.

Brown’s time with the Ravens officially came to a surprising end this weekend. Baltimore initially drafted the Hollywood, Florida native in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. During his three seasons with the franchise, Brown reeled in 195 catches for 2,361 receiving yards, while hauling in 21 touchdowns.

His best performance in the 2021-2022 season came against the Indianapolis Colts on Oct. 11, when he reeled in 10 catches for 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

While he was at Oklahoma, Brown played with former Heisman Trophy winner, Kyler Murray, and they established one of the best quarterback-wide receiver tandems in college football during their time together.

In 2018, Hollywood had 75 catches for 1,318 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns for the Oklahoma Sooners. Murray had an electrifying season as well, throwing for over 4,000 yards and rushing for over 800 yards in bringing home the coveted Heisman hardware. He found the end zone 51 total times during his historic season.

Brown is coming off his best NFL season last year with the Baltimore Ravens. In the 2021-2022 season, he pulled in 91 catches for 1,008 receiving yards and six touchdown catches. The Cardinals’ wide receiver corps will now feature the likes of Hollywood Brown with De’Andre Hopkins, Rondale Moore, and A.J. Green at the top of their depth chart.

Coming out of high school, Brown was rated as a four-star prospect, according to multiple recruiting services.