Oklahoma wide receiver Marquise Brown, a projected top 15 pick in April’s NFL Draft, underwent surgery for a LisFranc injury last month that will prevent him from participating in the combine and his Pro Day, but he still is expected to be ready for summer training camp, per league sources.
All 32 NFL teams were notified about Brown’s injury and status on Friday, per a team source. Teams were told that Dr. Robert Anderson performed Brown’s foot surgery on January 8 for an injury that the wide receiver suffered Dec. 1 in the Big 12 Championship Game before he played through it in the Orange Bowl. Now he will be sidelined for the NFL’s workout circuit in a situation similar to Western Michigan wide receiver Corey Davis, who wound up going fifth overall to the Tennessee Titans.
Had Brown run at this month’s combine, some expected him to run in the high 4.2s and low 4.3s, which would have cemented his status as one of the top wide receivers in this draft class, which he still is expected to be.
Brown is now recovering and could even be ready for a team’s rookie minicamp after the draft, though it’s likely that the team that drafts him would not want to rush him along.