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Who is Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown?

WR Marquise “Hollywood” Brown

Height: 5-9. Weight: 180.

Hometown: Hollywood, Florida

Pro/college experience: Fifth NFL season (first-round pick of the Ravens in 2019). Attended College of the Canyons before transferring to Oklahoma, where in two seasons he caught 132 passes for 2,413 yards and 17 touchdowns.

2023 and career: Entered the season, his second with the Cardinals following a trade from Baltimore, having appeared in 58 career NFL games with 262 receptions for 3,070 yards and 24 touchdowns. The Cardinals sent their first-round pick in 2022 (No.23 overall) to the Ravens to acquire Brown, which reunited him with his college quarterback, Kyler Murray. He started 10 of 12 games in his first season with Arizona, leading the team with 67 receptions for 709 yards and three TDs. In Week 3 that year against the Rams, Brown caught 14 passes for 140 yards. The receptions were a career-high and tied for the second-highest single-game total in franchise history.

Personal: Upon graduating from Chaminade-Madonna High School in Hollywood, Fla., Brown did not receive a single college football scholarship and while attending junior college in Santa Clarita, Calif., worked at Six Flags Amusement Park to pay for school. He operated the “Full Throttle” ride. Played Pop Warner football in Florida with future NFL star Lamar Jackson. Brown received the nickname “Hollywood” after announcer Gus Johnson coined the name while calling an Oklahoma game in 2017. Brown is a cousin of former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown. On Aug. 3, 2022, Brown was arrested and charged with criminal speeding for going 126 mph on Loop 101 in north Phoenix.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: What to know about Arizona Cardinals WR Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown