(N) Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown Makes Electrifying Debut

It took one quarter for Marquise “Hollywood” Brown’s NFL debut to become an instant classic.

**WR Marquise “Hollywood” Brown (2019, No. 25 by Ravens)** Brown made a grand entrance as a rookie, showing his blazing speed by scoring touchdowns on his first two catches in Week 1. Although he was not fully recovered from a foot injury, Brown had a solid rookie season (46 catches, 584 yards, seven touchdowns) and expects to be 100 percent in 2020. His best is yet to come.

Talk about sudden impact. The Ravens knew they were getting a playmaker when they drafted the speedy wide receiver from Oklahoma in the first round back in April. But did anybody really expect two scores on his first two touches?

“I know you all have seen the speed,” quarterback Lamar Jackson said. “You seen it, right?”

Brown’s 147 yards on his first four catches gave him the most receiving yards for a player making his Ravens debut, with more than a half still to play. It also made Brown, according to ESPN’s Field Yates, just the third player in NFL history to score touchdowns on his first two catches.

Remember, Brown had foot surgery in February that kept him out of OTAs and part of training camp, and he did not practice on Friday. But even if Brown is not 100 percent, he looks like he moves 100 miles per hour.

This is what first-year General Manager Eric DeCosta had in mind when he made Brown the first draft choice of his tenure. He wanted a playmaker for Lamar Jackson, someone who could take pressure off the second-year quarterback and become a quick-strike weapon from anywhere on the field.

Brown’s first quarter was electric. His first touchdown came on a simple slant pattern, but he had one-on-one coverage. When Brown caught the football, Dolphins cornerback Eric Rowe went for the diving tackle and missed it. See you later. Nobody was going to catch Brown from behind.

“That slant, I hadn’t really caught that in practice but Lamar seen it and it opened up and he threw it to me,” Brown said.

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