Hollywood Brown is looking to get back on track in Philly.
Speaking on the this week after inking a one-year deal with the Eagles, the former first-round pick said he is looking to prove he isn't washed out after four straight years with fewer than 725 receiving yards. He pointed to injuries as the main reason his time in Kansas City wasn't more prolific.
"For me, I still feel like I have a lot left to prove," Brown said in his first comments since joining Philadelphia. "My injuries in my past really derailed me from showcasing what all I can be. Just having people that believe in me and me going somewhere I can win. I want to go somewhere that can win that I can come in and help, come in and showcase what I can do on a winning team, and be a part of something special."
In seven seasons, Brown, 28, has dealt with a litany of injuries, but they really began curtailing his upside in Arizona in 2022 after he suffered a fractured foot in mid-October. After missing five games in his first season with the Cards, he missed three more the following year.
The Chiefs signed Brown in 2024 as part of a revamped receiver room, viewing him as a field-stretcher who could win on intermediate routes. However, the wideout suffered a preseason shoulder injury that relegated him to two regular-season games. In 2025, he played a rotational role, starting six of 16 games, catching 49 passes for 587 yards and five touchdowns.
Brown said he considered returning to Baltimore, which made him a first-round pick in 2019, before ultimately landing in Philly.
"What's crazy is I was really considering going back to Baltimore," he said. "I got good relationships there. I let my agent really handle it until it got down to what it got down to. This is my second time in free agency, so I kind of don't want the small talk. I let him deal with it. And when it got down to who really wants me, who he thinks is really showing an interest, then I want to talk and get involved. But other than that, I really leave it up to God. I leave it up to God, and that's where he led me. I'm blessed and happy to be here."
The Eagles needed receiver aid after losing Jahan Dotson in free agency. The former first-rounder fits well as a field-stretching No. 3 if the Eagles hang onto A.J. Brown, who has been the subject of trade discussions for months.
"We talked about it. Of course, I want A.J. there," Hollywood Brown said when asked whether the trade chatter influenced his decision. "You want to be surrounded by great players, and he's a great player. And his last name is Brown. I want him there.
"But at the end of the day, me understanding that it's a business, he's got to do what he's got to do. Whatever he feels that's best for him. But, for me, I'm coming in and I'm trying to make plays. Whoever's in the building, we're going to get it right, and that's all I'm trying to do."
At his peak in Baltimore, Hollywood Brown was a deep threat who could stretch a defense vertically. In three seasons with the Ravens, he ran deep on 21.1%, 25% and 18.5% of his routes, per Next Gen Stats. His deep rate hasn't reached those numbers in any of the past four seasons. The veteran wideout believes that skill meshes well with Jalen Hurts' deep-ball acumen.
"Everybody's got their opinion," Brown said when asked about Hurts. "That's why we love this game. That's why we love this sport, because anybody can chime in. You can't be mad at somebody speaking their opinion, but I personally feel like he's one of the top vertical passers in the league.
"His deep ball is great. He's one of the best vertical throwers in the league. That's attractive to a receiver. He's putting it on the money, and on third down when it matters, money downs, he can make it happen. However he's got to do it, don't matter how it looks, he's going to make it happen."
