Eagles Waive Wide Receiver Marquise Brown During Bye Week

The Philadelphia Eagles are parting ways with veteran wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown during the bye week. NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported Thursday night that the Eagles are waiving Brown and that both sides agreed a separation would benefit everyone. The report came through sources, and no official team announcement has been confirmed.

Brown signed a one-year deal in March worth up to $6.5 million with $5 million guaranteed. The guaranteed money is paid even if the contract ends early. Most of it, a $3.7 million signing bonus, has already been paid, leaving about $1.3 million in base salary.

This season Brown played in only 4 of 9 games. He caught 5 passes for 63 yards and no touchdowns. Against the Giants on Nov. 8, he caught one pass for 16 yards. He missed five games through injury and being inactive.

Last season in Kansas City, he caught 49 passes for 587 yards and 5 touchdowns. Brown entered the league as a first-round pick of Baltimore in 2019 and topped 1,000 yards in a season in 2021. He later played in Arizona and Kansas City.

The Eagles fell to 2-7 with a 19-11 loss to the Giants, their seventh straight defeat. This week is the Week 10 bye, a week with no game. After the bye, the Eagles host Pittsburgh in Week 11.

The Eagles continued reshaping the roster during the bye week. They traded defensive tackle Jordan Davis to Jacksonville and waived running back Jaydon Blue. The Davis trade brought a 2027 first-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick. Brown drew trade speculation before the Tuesday trade deadline, but no deal was made.

Because he was waived after the trade deadline passed, Brown must go through waivers even as an eighth-year veteran. Waivers let other teams claim a released player in a set order. A team that claims Brown takes on only the remaining $1.3 million in base salary. If no team claims him, Brown becomes a free agent and can choose his next team.

Schultz reported that Brown is expected to land with a playoff contender. No destination has been reported.

With Brown gone, the Eagles receiving corps has gotten younger. Rookie wide receiver Makai Lemon leads the team with 37 catches for 312 yards and one touchdown. Second-year wide receiver Darius Cooper has 13 catches for 200 yards and 4 touchdowns. Wide receiver Elijah Moore is also available. Wide receivers DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks, who missed recent games with injuries, could return after the bye.

Brown was signed to reinforce the receiving corps after wide receiver A.J. Brown was traded to New England on June 1. A.J. Brown went to New England for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick. DeVonta Smith is now the Eagles’ No. 1 receiver. The Eagles are preparing for the second half of the season with new starting quarterback Joe Milton III.