Ravens Trade Marquise Brown to Cardinals During 2022 NFL Draft

Baltimore receive the 23rd and 100th picks in the deal.

In a stunning move, the Ravens traded star wide receiver Marquise Brown to the Cardinals for the 23rd and 100th picks in the 2022 NFL draft. 

We have traded WR Marquise Brown and the 100th pick to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for the 23rd pick. pic.twitter.com/KagFKFaEGg

— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 29, 2022

Brown was the best wideout for Baltimore in 2021 and finished the season with 91 catches for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns. It’s a significant loss for the Ravens, and quarterback Lamar Jackson was not happy about the move. 

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— Hollywood Brown (@Primetime_jet) April 29, 2022

He retweeted an expletive-filled tweet that expressed shock and anger over the deal from a fan. But then he quote-tweeted Brown’s reaction when the wide receiver said goodbye to his quarterback. 

“Wish I coulda played with my brotha forever but ima see you at the top @Lj_era8,” Brown said in a tweet. 

🤞🏾🤞🏾 https://t.co/bAIaENbuhL

— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) April 29, 2022

Last month, Jackson reacted to a rumor centered around Baltimore trading Brown to the Chiefs. Needless to say, he wasn’t a fan of the idea back then either. 

“Excuse my French real quick sir…. But HELL NAW,” Jackson tweeted.

Excuse my French real quick sir…. But HELL NAW❗️ https://t.co/uf1KyvaB8R

— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) March 23, 2022

Although Brown is sad to say goodbye to his star quarterback, he joins a familiar face in Arizona. Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray and Brown were teammates at Oklahoma for several seasons and will now reunite on one of the NFL’s up-and-coming teams. Arizona finished 11–6 last season after starting 7–0. 

The Ravens would trade back down, swapping picks with the Bills and drafting Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum at No. 25.

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