Marquise Brown Ranked as No. 5 Free Agent WR

All eyes are on Arizona Cardinals WR Marquise Brown as he enters the open market as a free agent this offseason for the first time in his career. 

It's a still a mystery to see exactly where the former first-round pick lands and what potential compensation looks like in terms of years, average salary, etc. - though it's tough to debate he's not one of the top names at his position. 

Newsweek recently went through and ranked wideouts heading towards free agency, and Brown landed at No. 5 on their list:

"The Cardinals brought this speedy wide receiver to town by sending their first-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens (which the Ravens, through another deal, turned into Pro Bowl center Tyler Linderbaum) midway through the 2022 NFL Draft. Two injury-plagued seasons later, and Arizona must now decide if it's ready to pay up for Brown again—this time via long-term contract extension," said Robert Read.

"Brown didn't get the contract he desired ahead of the regular season, so 2023 was a lame-duck campaign of sorts. And a shortened one at that.

"The 26-year-old big-play threat has missed eight games over two seasons in Arizona and was sent to injury reserve with a nagging heel ailment in December. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound pass-catcher hasn't played a full season since 2020 and he also has not had a chance to play an entire schedule with former college teammate and Cardinals QB Kyler Murray, who just worked his way back from an ACL injury. Brown's injury history, plus the flashes he's shown when healthy, are factors the Cardinals—or any other team—will have to weigh this offseason."

Brown finished behind Calvin Ridley, Mike Evans, Michael Pittman Jr. and Tee Higgins on the list. 

Pro Football Focus recently highlighted two teams who could pursue Brown in free agency - you can read more about that below: