Hollywood Brown 'expected to land with a playoff contender' after Eagles divorce

The Philadelphia Eagles are parting ways with Marquise "Hollywood" Brown during their bye week, eight months after signing him to a one-year deal worth up to $6.5 million, with $5 million guaranteed. Jordan Schultz, who was first to report the signing in March, reported on Thursday that the team is waiving the receiver, with both sides agreeing the move would be "beneficial for all involved."

Brown arrived in March to fill the third receiver spot Jahan Dotson left behind when he signed with the Atlanta Falcons. Through the first six weeks of the season, he had no targets and 17 offensive snaps, and he was unavailable for the Week 6 game. His only touches over that stretch were two carries for 12 yards in a Week 2 win over the Tennessee Titans.

His first catches as an Eagle came only after DeVonta Smith (hamstring) and Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) went down, and across those three games, he caught five of eight targets for 63 yards.

The last of those games was Sunday's 19-11 home loss to the New York Giants, Philadelphia's seventh straight defeat and its longest losing streak since 2012. The Eagles are 2-7 and turned to Joe Milton at quarterback for that game. Rookie Makai Lemon and Darius Cooper each played 65 offensive snaps against the Giants, while Brown played 35, so even with two starters out, the snaps were already going to the younger receivers.