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It speaks to the talent the Ravens have at receiver that there’s even a question of where a player like Brown fits in. After all, he tied the franchise rookie record with seven touchdowns. The Ravens have a budding star in Torrey Smith. They re-signed Jacoby Jones and inked veteran Steve Smith. So where does Brown fit? “He’s competing for a starting spot,” HC John Harbaugh said at Tuesday’s owners meetings.
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“It’s not a two-receiver league anymore," Harbaugh explained. "It’s not like you’ve got your two starters and then your No. 3 guy is a slot receiver. That’s the way that people kind of want to label it. It’s just more complex than that. ...” The Ravens used a rotation of receivers last year, partly because of injury and partly because they were searching for an answer for their short, intermediate and over-the-middle passing attack. Smith was almost always on the field. He missed 38 offensive snaps in 16 games. Once Jones returned to full speed from his early-season knee injury, he was also frequently used. Over the final four games, he played about 90 percent of the offensive snaps. Brown played about 80 percent of the offensive snaps throughout the entire year. His role did not decrease even when Jones’ increased. And even with the addition of Smith, Harbaugh sees room for all of them. The 6-4, 205-pound Brown proved to be a valuable red-zone target. There's always room for that.
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