The Baltimore Ravens were put in an awkward position by Marquise Brown, their fourth-year former first-round wide receiver. He informed the team that he wanted to be traded, much like his cousin, Antonio Brown, did to the Pittsburgh Steelers a few years ago.
Baltimore got a better haul, arguably, getting back a first-round pick, even though they also had to give up a third-round pick to get it, but their wide receiver came with a lot less baggage, even with a substantially less impressive resume.
The thing is, after trading Brown, the Ravens didn’t even address the wide receiver position in the draft.