Getty Marquise Brown laughs during a Ravens game in 2019.
The Baltimore Ravens have a young roster on the upswing and nobody embodies that more than wideout Marquise Brown. Heading into the 2020 season, Brown is looked at as a player ready to take the next step to greatness.
Some, however, see Brown actually taking some leaps forward. On Good Morning Football, host Peter Schrager was asked to provide a player that he sees rising in a big way this coming season. His pick was Brown, and it was thanks to what he was able to do on the field late last year in a tough defeat for the game.
Which player will MOST DEFINITELY level up in 2020?📈
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Schrager explained:
“We always talk about this AFC Divisional loss to the Titans. We say the Ravens just didn’t have it that day, and they got stopped on fourth down and maybe Mark Ingram was hurt. Marquise Brown was awesome in this game. The rookie had 7 catches for 126 receiving yards. Down the stretch, Lamar (Jackson) was basically zeroing in on one guy and one guy only and “Hollywood” delivered,” Schrager said. “He was hurt at times last year, but he was a superstar last year when they got him the rock. Get him another offseason, get him another year with Lamar, put him in that offense again. I can’t wait to see Hollywood Brown. I think he most definitely will have a better sophomore season than he did his rookie year and his rookie year was pretty good.”
The Ravens added some wideouts in the NFL Draft, but obviously, Brown becoming a star would be the quickest way for the team to add some major weaponry to the mix for the present and future. It seems as if Brown has a great chance of transforming himself in this way in 2020.
Marquise Brown Already Prepared for 2020 Season
Even though it’s been a different kind of offseason to this point, Brown has wasted little time continuing to improve his own standing and his own body. Consider some of these recent examples:
Hollywood Brown or D.K. Metcalf? 🤔
Hollywood Brown is just on another level 💥 (🎥 @primetime_jet)
Obviously, Brown is being counted on to take the next steps forward, and with this type of training, he’s putting himself ahead as it relates to doing just that for 2020.
Marquise Brown 2019 Ravens Highlights
Last season, while fighting to come back off injury, Brown still made a solid impact for the Ravens, and while it was a struggle at times for him to put up consistent numbers, that does nothing to diminish what an exciting future he has with the team and their offense.
Recently, the NFL put together a highlight package which showed some of Brown’s most exciting plays from the 2019 season. Here’s a look:
Hollywood ⭐️
@Primetime_jet‘s BEST plays from his rookie season!
Perhaps the best play? Brown’s one handed grab within heavy traffic in the playoff game against the Tennessee Titans. Overall, though, he flashed his most serious league potential while going up against the Miami Dolphins and exploding for a pair of touchdowns.
It’s clear Brown is heading for a special career in Baltimore with these highlights considered.
Marquise Brown Named Ravens Breakout Player
As this video shows, wideout Marquise Brown has a great shot at being a dominating force in the league in due time. After being drafted in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Brown played an important role for the Ravens, albeit not as huge of one as he could have.
There’s a reason for that and it has everything to do with the injury Brown was still recovering from when he joined the team. Recently, a piece at ESPN by Jamison Hensley explained everything that Brown was dealing with, and it’s clear he wasn’t exactly completely healthy much of last year.
Here’s what was written:
“Team officials acknowledged their top deep threat hadn’t fully healed from his foot surgery from a year ago and his contributions were missing in several games. The expectation is Brown will become faster and more impactful in his second season, which can boost the weakest area in Lamar Jackson’s game.
Brown showed flashes of being a dangerous playmaker on the outside, tying a Ravens rookie record with seven touchdown catches this season and posting the fifth-fastest average maximum speed by an NFL wide receiver. In the 28-12 playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans, Brown totaled 126 yards receiving on seven catches, including a spectacular one-handed grab for 38 yards.
It was uncertain how much he would contribute in his first season after he had surgery in January 2019 to repair a fracture in the middle of his foot. That caused him to fall to the No. 25 overall pick in the draft and forced him to miss all of the offseason spring workouts as well as all of the team drills in the first two weeks of training camp.”
With this in mind, it’s amazing to think that Brown could only be expected to get better in 2020, and be able to really get his career going.
The fact he played through pain and excelled only seems to indicate bigger and better things being on the horizon for him in the future. For this reason, keep Brown in mind as a breakout player for 2020.
Marquise Brown Rookie Stats
Even though Brown might not have had the best numbers to start his career, it’s clear the rookie was no slouch in his first season in the league. Even though he endured an up and down campaign, Brown still put together 7 touchdowns and 584 yards, which were great numbers for the wide receiver.
Brown could be expected to do even better this season, and prove why he is a major weapon the Ravens can count on for the future and their offense. That’s especially true given his speed and big play ability.
These videos show how ready Brown could be to step into a huge role with the Ravens offense this coming season.
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