When the Baltimore Ravens took wide receiver Marquise Brown in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, they knew he was coming to them as damaged property. Roughly a year after having foot surgery to repair a Lisfranc injury, Brown went back under the knife to fix the fix.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Brown had surgery this offseason to remove a screw from the previous surgery. The hope is that the surgery will allow Brown to get back to 100% this season, even if he’ll be limited in the offseason program.
Brown still had an impressive rookie season, though he admitted he wasn’t 100% and could actually run faster. Brown caught 46 passes for 584 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns over 14 games last season, including a breakout performance in Week 1 where he torched the Miami Dolphins to the tune of 147 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns on four receptions. Brown is expected to get even better in 2020, especially if he’s finally able to get healthy.
Coming into the 2019 NFL Draft many pundits wondered if Brown’s small frame would lead to durability issues and it haunted his rookie campaign. Brown not only dealt with the nagging foot injury but injuries to both his hip and ankle that caused him to have a “questionable” designation on the final injury report of seven games while missing two entirely.
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