John Brown in Position to Develop into Stud WR Under Cardinals’ Bruce Arians

May 20, 2014   ·   Tyson Langland   ·   Jump to comments

Heading into the draft, analysts were split on Pittsburg State wide receiver John Brown. 
The folks at NFL Draft Scout had Brown pegged as an early Day 3 pick, while Damond Talbot of Draft Diamonds believed the AP Little All-American was a quote, unquote special player who deserved to be selected on the second day of the draft. 
Coincidentally enough, head coach Bruce Arians and general manager Steve Keim agreed with Talbot as the Arizona Cardinals drafted Brown with the 91st pick in this year’s draft. 
Yes, there were some rumblings from pundits around the league that the 179-pound speedster was overdrafted, yet that didn’t stop Brown from exceeding expectations at the team's rookie minicamp this past week. 
According to Kent Somers of AZCentral.com, a Cardinals team source told him "John Brown is blowing everyone away.” The team source also said Brown has “great hands and [is] a better route runner than we even thought.&...

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