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Adam Teicher, ESPN writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown said there are a lot of things about his game that he hasn’t been able to show and that he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs because he feels it’s the best way for him to put them in place. exhibition.
“Probably what I’m most excited about being here is doing my best and showing what I can do,” Brown said after signing his one-year contract with the Chiefs. be able to show my skills.
“I feel like I can affect all three levels of the game: short, intermediate and deep. I feel like at times in Baltimore and Arizona I showed facets of things I could do, but not consistently. So I feel like guys here are interchangeable. We can “We complement each other and that way the best in each one can come out.”
The Chiefs entered free agency needing a wide receiver. They got little from their group during last year’s regular season aside from rookie Rashee Rice, who far and away led the Chiefs at the position in receptions, yards and touchdowns.
Brown said that once free agency began, the Chiefs pursued him “hard,” something that didn’t surprise him since they showed a lot of interest in him when he went into the draft in 2019. Instead, he was selected 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 the Chiefs were going to draft me when I came out,” Brown said. “We’ve talked about it since I got here, that they worked a lot on me. The world has a way of making things turn out like that.
“I knew that if I came here I could have a big impact for the team and bring something that they need.”
Brown said he was looking forward to playing with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback.
“You want to play with someone who brings out the best in you, who takes your game to the next level,” Brown said. “And I feel like he’s definitely one of those types of people.”
“The arm talent, the deep arm talent, speaks for itself. What can’t he do? He can extend plays, whatever he has to do to win the game. I feel like I saw him do it by making those big plays. “Move methodically around the field, use your feet and play injured. “Those are qualities and traits of a guy you want to play for.”