Free of pressure, Commanders have high hopes for former 1st-round pick
The Tennessee Titans drafted Treylon Burks to replace A. J. Brown.
It was too much, too soon. Now free of pressure, Commanders have high hopes for him.
Every professional football player has a "Welcome to the NFL" moment. For Washington Commanders wide receiver Treylon Burks, it happened before most players. On draft night in 2022, the Titans traded star wide receiver A.
J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles for the 18th overall pick and a third-round selection. Tennessee, at least in its mind, immediately used that first-round pick to take Brown's replacement: Burks.
It was big shoes to fill for the rookie, something he shouldn't have been expected to do. Brown was one of the best receivers in the NFL and one of the best players in Tennessee's franchise history. Burks was expected, as a rookie, to step in and immediately replace his production.