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John Brown had a mini-renaissance last year in Baltimore. After two injury-plagued, sub-par years, Brown got back on his feet with the Ravens. Brown averaged a career-high 17 yards per catch and looked like a functioned deep threat and No. 2 receiver as he was during his early time in Arizona.

At the beginning of the season, Brown was the top receiving threat in the Ravens’ offense and quickly became a favorite of Joe Flacco. He had four touchdowns in the first nine games and also had two 100-yard outings in that time period. Things were looking up for Brown, that is, before the bye hit.

During the bye, the Ravens handed the reigns to Lamar Jackson. And Jackson turned the offense into a ground-and-pound based unit. In the last seven games, Brown had only eight catches on 30 targets from Jackson. The two simply couldn’t find any chemistry, and Brown may want to leave the Ravens as a result.

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However, Brown did what he had to do to re-establish his value in Baltimore. He demonstrated he could stay healthy for 16 games and he showed that he still has deep speed. That will be enough for a team to trust him on a two- or three-year deal to be a speed-based No. 2 wide receiver. He will probably be paid $6-$7 million annually, and that will be a fair asking price for the soon-to-be 29-year-old free agent.

With Washington, Brown would be a starter and could be given a chance to replace either Doctson or Richardson, depending on how the preseason goes. Either way, he could give the team some more speed which is something that they sorely need on the offensive side of the ball.