{"id":416031,"date":"2026-08-25T07:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T07:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416031\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T07:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T07:12:17","slug":"ex-cowboys-starting-wide-receiver-released-by-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416031\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Cowboys Starting Wide Receiver Released by Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dallas-cowboys-v-jacksonville-jaguars-jacksonville-florida-december-18-noah-brown-1-e1787604423498.j.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Noah Brown\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Noah Brown. <\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s now a good chance former <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\" title=\"Dallas Cowboys\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"415691\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> wide receiver Noah Brown has played his last NFL game.<\/p>\n<p>Brown was released by the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Las Vegas Raiders\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"415677\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> on Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/washington-commanders\/wide-receiver-noah-brown-afc-team\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">after signing on August 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRaiders released Noah Brown,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AaronWilson_NFL\/status\/2091964078705009096?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">NFL reporter Aaron Wilson wrote<\/a> on his official X account on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho would have guessed in 2016 that Undrafted Cowboys receiver Noah Brown would have a longer NFL career than everyone in this draft class except <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Dak Prescott\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/dak-prescott\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"415681\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dak Prescott<\/a> and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Maliek Collins\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/maliek-collins\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"415683\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maliek Collins<\/a>?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/clarencehilljr\/status\/2091976330636050807?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Cowboys reporter Clarence Hill Jr. wrote<\/a> on his official X account in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brown made the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2017 and started a career-high 13 games in 2022. After 5 seasons in Dallas, Brown played 1 season for the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/houston-texans\/\" title=\"Houston Texans\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"415690\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Texans<\/a> and the last 2 seasons with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/washington-commanders\/\" title=\"Washington Commanders\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"416296\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Commanders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One Half of Legendary NFL Moment<\/p>\n<p>While there seems to be little chance Brown actually plays again during an <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"NFL\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"415684\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> regular-season game, there\u2019s also little chance he ever pays for a drink in the greater D.C. area for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Brown was on the receiving end of arguably the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/washington-commanders\/jayden-daniels-noah-brown-hail-mary\/\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/washington-commanders\/jayden-daniels-noah-brown-hail-mary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">greatest ending to a regular-season game<\/a>\u00a0in NFL history when he caught a 45-yard touchdown pass from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/jayden-daniels\/\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/jayden-daniels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jayden Daniels<\/a>\u00a0as time expired for the Commanders to beat the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Chicago Bears\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/chicago-bears\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"415679\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Bears<\/a> \u2014 otherwise known as the \u201cHail Maryland\u201d play or the \u201cMiracle in Maryland\u201d play.<\/p>\n<p>It was part of a magical season for the Commanders that included a 12-5 regular-season record and an appearance in the NFC Championship Game for the 1st time since 1991.<\/p>\n<p>Brown Was Disappointment for Commanders in 2025<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Brown barely even played in 2025 \u2014 4 games with just 10 receptions for 83 yards and no touchdowns \u2014 before his season mercifully came to an end when he was placed on season-ending injured reserve on December 16.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201c<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Noah Brown\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/noah-brown\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"125635\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/noah-brown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noah Brown<\/a>\u00a0back to IR for the Commanders,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/granthpaulsen\/status\/2000966050779640009?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/x.com\/granthpaulsen\/status\/2000966050779640009?s=20\">106.7 The Fan\u2019s Grant Paulsen<\/a>\u00a0wrote on X. \u201cBrown missed most of the season with knee and groin injuries. His return lasted just two games after he hadn\u2019t played since Week 2. He played 10 snaps Sunday, catching one pass for 28 yards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The news about Brown\u2019s season-ending trip to injured reserve came one day after he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSTDeOjFJxe\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSTDeOjFJxe\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\">authored a cryptic Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cSometimes you can\u2019t make sense of everything God throws at you in life,\u201d Brown wrote on December 15. \u201cYou do the best you can in all the departments you can control and God still says \u2018not yet\u2019 \u2026 Its easy to get discouraged, angry, sad, mad, feel sorry for yourself \u2026 all of the emotions. And I do feel every single one of those emotions. But when I look at my life and all the times God showed up for me when I thought I was down and out, its impossible to sit in those emotions. No matter how long the storm IT WILL pass, and God\u2019s glory will shine through me. BELIEVE THAT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/tadame316\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Adame<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal.  <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/tadame316\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Tony Adame<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Noah Brown. 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