Falcons Rumors: WR John Brown Labored Out With ATL After Raiders Open
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After aid-to-aid losses to delivery up the season, the Atlanta Falcons might perchance doubtlessly be having a perceive to add some weapons on offense.
ESPN NFL senior reporter Jeremy Fowler reported that veteran huge receiver John Brown performed a scream with the Falcons on Tuesday. Fowler smartly-known that nothing is impending regarding a deal.
The Las Vegas Raiders launched Brown in August, excellent five months after he signed with them as a free agent in March.
A seven-year veteran, Brown most honest currently enjoyed a two-year escape with the Buffalo Bills. In his first year with the team in 2019, Brown accrued a profession-excessive 1,060 receiving yards. An ankle sprain and a stint on the reserve/COVID-19 checklist restricted him to excellent nine games in 2020.
Forward of taking half in for the Bills, Brown played four seasons for the Arizona Cardinals, who drafted him in the third round of the 2014 draft. He also spent one season with the Baltimore Ravens.
The Falcons at the moment scary 25th in the NFL in entire offense (304.0 yards per game) and 24th in passing offense (214.5 yards per game). Starting quarterback Matt Ryan is 15th in the league with a completion share of 69.1.
Calvin Ridley leads Atlanta in receiving with 12 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown on 18 targets. No other huge receiver on the roster has bigger than five catches or 10 targets.
Rookie tight end Kyle Pitts follows Ridley with 104 receiving yards and nine catches on 14 targets, nevertheless he has but to keep the end zone. Operating aid Mike Davis ranks 2nd on the team with 10 receptions. His backfield mate Cordarrelle Patterson is the single participant moreover Ridley to haul in a receiving touchdown to this point this season.