Hollywood Brown's Brief Eagles Tenure Comes to an End - NBC Sports Philadelphia

Hollywood Brown’s four-game tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles is over.

The Eagles are releasing the veteran wide receiver by mutual consent, Jordan Schultz of the Scultz Report posted on social media. The swift departure brings a quiet, strange close to a brief stint that yielded just five catches.

Back in March, the franchise signed Brown to a one-year, $5 million contract with clear expectations. Coaches envisioned him stepping into a prominent role within the passing attack following the departure of A.J. Brown.

Instead, reality took a sharp detour. Even with Brown gone and pass-catchers DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks spending significant stretches on the injury report, Hollywood Brown remained an afterthought in the offensive scheme.

He appeared in only four of Philadelphia’s nine contests. Across those appearances, he drew nine targets, catching five passes for 63 yards while adding two rushing attempts for 12 yards.

His most productive afternoon came during a loss to the Dallas Cowboys, where he recorded a season-high 30 yards anchored by a 19-yard reception from Tanner McKee.

Hollywood Brown's Brief Eagles Tenure Comes to an End - NBC Sports Philadelphia

Frustration over the limited deployment eventually boiled over during a recent conversation with NBC Sports Philadelphia. Brown admitted the reality of his situation without leaning into public acrimony.

“Of course, you want to be somewhere where you play, but at the ultimate end of the day, it’s not my plan. So I might want to play, I might want to contribute, but if that’s not the plan for me, I can’t dwell on it too much or you’ll be unhappy. And then you’re taking that back home. I can’t take that back home to the wife and kids. So I gotta try to stay as positive as I can,” said Brown.

Asked how he managed that mindset day to day, he offered a quiet laugh and said that some days went better than others. He said that the locker room carried collective burdens.

Eagles cut WR Hollywood Brown — Mark Holmes

“We’re all dealing with something and we’re dealing with something as a team. So I don’t wanna add that extra stress.”

Brown told NBC Sports Philadelphia.

The former first-round pick in 2019 arrived in Philadelphia with an established track record. He posted a 1,000-yard receiving season for the Ravens in 2021 and surpassed 700 yards in both 2020 and 2022, following those campaigns with a 49-catch, 587-yard year featuring five touchdowns.

Over his professional career, he has accumulated 378 receptions for 4,385 yards and 33 touchdowns.

Meanwhile, the Eagles sit at 2-7 after losing seven straight games. Across the NFL, the club sits 32nd in total yards per contest, 30th in scoring average, and 29th in passing yardage per game.

Following Brown’s departure from the active roster, the available healthy options at wide receiver consist of Elijah Moore alongside 2nd-year undrafted free agent Darius Cooper and rookie 1st-round pick Makai Lemon. Having sat out the previous two contests, both Wicks and Smith remain potential returns following the upcoming bye week.

Lemon currently leads the team with 37 catches for 312 yards and a touchdown. Smith follows with 26 receptions for 310 yards and two scores, while Wicks has contributed 19 catches for 284 yards and a touchdown alongside Cooper’s 13 receptions for 200 yards and four scores.

The practice squad currently houses two wide receivers in Erik Ezukanma and Xavier Gipson. Because his release arrives after the league’s trade deadline, Brown remains subject to the waiver claim process despite being a vested veteran with seven years of pension credit.

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