Arizona Cardinals' NFL draft trade for Baltimore Ravens' Marquise Brown gets mixed reaction
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The Arizona Cardinals pulled off a surprise trade during the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday night, trading for Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Marquise Brown.
Reaction was a big mixed on the deal, in which Arizona sent the No. 23 pick in the draft to Baltimore for Brown and a third-round selection.
Several Cardinals players (and Brown) were pumped up for the deal that reunited the wide receiver with Kyler Murray, his former college quarterback:
More: Cardinals trade top pick for Ravens WR 'Hollywood' Brown, former Kyler Murray OU teammate
Let’s run it back! Hollywood to the desert… Y’all welcome my boy! @Primetime_jet 🔥🥋🚀
— Kyler Murray (@K1) April 29, 2022
Let’z Get It Gang ❤️💯 https://t.co/UQrdZAvNsb
— Hollywood Brown (@Primetime_jet) April 29, 2022
Thank God Daily ❤️💯
— Hollywood Brown (@Primetime_jet) April 29, 2022
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) April 29, 2022
Welcome to the Bird City!! @Primetime_jet Offense Gonna Be 🏃♂️💨💨💨 🔥🔥🔥
— Budda Baker (@buddabaker32) April 29, 2022
Yessir!! Let’s roll! https://t.co/TGAqhm6Vhk
— Zach Ertz (@ZERTZ_86) April 29, 2022
Some NFL writers thought it was a solid move for the Cardinals on draft night:
Marquise Brown is a great fit in Arizona and should give you solid WR2 production catching passes from Kyler Murray.
— Frank Ammirante (@FAmmiranteTFJ) April 29, 2022
Hollywood Brown to Arizona is a win for the Cardinals.
— Johnny Venerable (@JohnnyVenerable) April 29, 2022
This is unbelievable.
Hollywood Brown is an Arizona Cardinal.— Johnny Venerable (@JohnnyVenerable) April 29, 2022
From what I've been told, Kyler Murray and Hollywood Brown really wanted to play together again. They were teammates at Oklahoma.
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) April 29, 2022
The options for pick 23 for the Arizona Cardinals would have been absolutely dismal.
The Cardinals are in business with Hollywood Brown and an extra third-rounder.— Johnny Venerable (@JohnnyVenerable) April 29, 2022
I think D-Hop, Hollywood Brown and Rondale Moore have skillsets that complement each other very well. I really like the trade.
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) April 29, 2022
This is the offseason of helping Kyler Murray and boy did the Cardinals do so by adding Hollywood Brown.
— Johnny Venerable (@JohnnyVenerable) April 29, 2022
The Arizona Cardinals won this trade.
Netting Hollywood Brown, who is an ascending player, coupled with a third-rounder for pick 23 is great value.— Johnny Venerable (@JohnnyVenerable) April 29, 2022
Not everyone, however, sang the Cardinals' praises for the trade, with some thinking Arizona gave up too much for the wide receiver:
The Marquise Brown trade makes ZERO sense for the Cardinals.
This is an absolute ROBBERY by Baltimore.— Austin Gayle (@PFF_AustinGayle) April 29, 2022
this is insane
within minutes of each other:
Cards get Marquise Brown for pick 23
Eagles get AJ Brown for pick 18 and a 3rd
what are the Cardinals doing— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) April 29, 2022
RE: Ravens trade
Drafting Marquise Brown in the first, getting three years of play, then trading him for an equivalent first rounder is incredible business— Steve Palazzolo (@PFF_Steve) April 29, 2022
The Ravens picked Marquise Brown at pick 25 in 2019, got 3 seasons out of him on a rookie deal, and then flipped him for pick 23 https://t.co/65KZBlWdf0
— Computer Cowboy (@benbbaldwin) April 29, 2022
The Cardinals traded a 1st round pick for Marquise Brown?!?!
— Andrew Russell (@PFF_AndrewR) April 29, 2022
The Cardinals basically gave up the same compensation to get Marquise Brown as the Eagles did to get AJ Brown.
Sheesh.— Kliquid (@KliquidTV) April 29, 2022
The #Cardinals gave up too much for Marquise Brown considering what the #Eagles paid for AJ Brown.
Marquise Brown Comp: Pick 23
AJ Brown Comp: Pick 18 + 3rd round pick— Adithya Peruvemba (@APeruvemba) April 29, 2022
What do you think of the Cardinals' trade for Brown?
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— azcentral sports (@azcsports) April 29, 2022
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