NFL Rumors: Cardinals ‘Thrilled’ by Kyler Murray, Hollywood Brown’s Chemistry

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Marquise Brown is poised for a big year with the Arizona Cardinals after teaming back up with quarterback Kyler Murray.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler broke down their impact on the Cardinals’ passing attack Sunday on SportsCenter:

“The Cardinals are thrilled with the chemistry that they do have. They’ve already worked together some this offseason. They had 1,300-plus yards together in their last season at Oklahoma. And in fact, I’m told the Cardinals aren’t really even worried about these two as much as assimilating Rondale Moore, their second-year receiver, into a bigger role because he’s going to take over some of that Christian Kirk inside-outside play that they had last year now that Kirk is in Jacksonville.

“But, this is a player that has a bit to prove leaguewide. You talk to teams, they haven’t always felt that he’s like a top-top guy. Sometimes they question his toughness in the past. But he’s coming off a pretty good year in Baltimore. He plans to use Arizona as a springboard to become that upper-echelon player and it could result in a contract extension at some point with the Cardinals. I think they’re open to that.”

The Cardinals acquired Brown in a draft-night trade, adding the receiver and a third-round pick while sending the No. 23 overall pick to the Baltimore Ravens. The deal became even more important after star receiver DeAndre Hopkins was suspended for six games for violating the policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

It could put Brown in a key role in 2022, especially early in the season.

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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