$5 Million, 5 Receptions: Hollywood Brown Is Now Released By The Eagles
And here we go again, the Eagles moving on from another WR.
Now don't get me wrong, the AJ Brown trade was certainly a move that needed to be made. AJ Brown made it abundantly clear, through the help of Dianna Russini, that he had no interest in remaining in Philly. He became a total distraction in the locker room, and the Eagles needed to get as much as they could in return for him. Turns out that was a pretty decent haul with a 1st round pick in 2028 and a 2027 5th rounder heading back to Philadelphia. Meanwhile, he has a total of 9 catches for 101 yards on the season this year. That's a great move by Howie.
Then we get to Hollywood Brown. The Eagles receiving corp this year is a bit of a mess with DeVonta Smith dealing with injuries, and obviously AJ Brown no longer being on the team. Dontayvion Wicks has been injured. Darius Cooper and Makai Lemon have been okay, but not great. Yet somehow, Hollywood Brown still couldn't manage to get himself involved in this offense. 8 targets, 5 receptions, 63 yards, 0 touchdowns. Not great!
The Eagles didn't necessarily have to waive Hollywood Brown. They could have just kept him around for the rest of the season as a warm body. But he wants to see if he can be more useful anywhere else, and the Eagles probably forgot he was on the roster in the first place. This team is going to look exactly the same with or without Hollywood Brown, so he can feel free to go chase greener pastures.
So with AJ Brown and Hollywood Brown both not working out, where do we go from here? Sydney Brown doesn't need a reunion in Philly. The Eagles don't need to go after Chase Brown, even though we're already down to our 9th string running back. The offensive line could absolutely use some help, but maybe not from Ben Brown. All in all, let's just be glad we don't have the Cleveland Browns on the schedule this year.