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Ravens' John Harbaugh admits Marquise Brown is 'probably a little frustrated'
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh supports Marquise Brown's desire to get the ball more. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Ravens' John Harbaugh admits Marquise Brown is 'probably a little frustrated'

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh noticed the complaint made by wide receiver Marquise Brown after the man affectionately known as "Hollywood" was targeted only twice during Sunday's loss to the division-rival Pittsburgh Steelers. 

"(W)hat's the point of having souljas when you never use them (Never!!)," Brown wrote on Twitter. 

Harbaugh responded to the talented wideout while speaking with reporters on Monday. 

"He did play the game like a soldier. He was fighting very hard out there," Harbaugh said, as shared by Kevin Patra of NFL.com. "I promise you we're trying to use all of our guys. He's probably a little frustrated. He's not a selfish guy. I don't believe he is for one second. If he was, he wouldn't play as hard as he did or be the good guy that he is around the building."

Brown caught five of six passes thrown his way for 101 yards in the season-opening blowout win over the Cleveland Browns but hasn't hit the triple-digit mark since. He has only two touchdowns in Baltimore's seven games. 

The 23-year-old hasn't been helped by the fact that quarterback Lamar Jackson has taken several steps in the wrong direction following his MVP season. Jackson completed only 13 of 28 passes (46.4%) for 208 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in the loss to Pittsburgh, and he's 19th in the league in total QBR (63.8). 

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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