Raiders agree to terms with deep-threat Brown
The Raiders hope to have replaced Nelson Agholor as the surprise deep threat a year ago with the addition of veteran John Brown.
Brown, 31, agreed to a oneyear deal worth a minimum of $3.75 million and a maximum of $5.5 million, depending on his production.
Released last week by the Buffalo Bills, Brown’s signing was first reported by Adam Caplan of Sirius XM NFL radio and confirmed by a team source.
Players could be signed beginning Wednesday at 1 p.m., at which all teams must be compliant under the salary cap.
In advance of that deadline, the Raiders agreed to terms with of their own players scheduled for unrestricted free agency — lineman Denzelle Good, defensive starters Nicholas Morrow and Johnathan Hankins and wide receiver Zay Jones. All were confirmed by a team source.
Entering his eighth season, Brown (5-foot-11, 178 pounds) has 320 receptions for 4,748 yards and 31 touchdowns for Arizona, Baltimore and Buffalo. Last season with the Bills, Brown had 33 receptions for 458 yards and three touchdowns in 15 games with nine starts. He went on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain in November, but returned and caught eight passes for 62 yards in Buffalo’s 17-3 divisional playoff win over Baltimore.
Brown assumes the veteran’s role in a wide receivers room that includes second-year players Henry Ruggs III and Bryan Edwards, third-year slot receiver Hunter Renfrow, Marcel Ateman, Trey Quinn and Keelan Doss.