It’s no secret that Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell and wide receiver Dyami Brown are close. The pair were college teammates at North Carolina for two seasons before Brown went in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Howell followed one year later, going in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Brown set plenty of school receiving records in the two years they played together at UNC. He went over 1,000 yards receiving in each season and averaged over 20 yards per reception in back-to-back seasons. He became the first FBS player in over 20 years to have back-to-back years averaging 20 yards per catch.
With Howell slated to be Washington’s “QB1” heading into the offseason program, he’s already hard at work for 2023. In a video from Jack Gillen’s Instagram, courtesy of Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post, Brown and Howell are together this offseason getting some critical work in before the team convenes in April.
Sam Howell –> Dyami Brown still works.
(via @thejackgillen on IG)https://t.co/IY1Ox9SRe3 pic.twitter.com/xhp1efY5YW
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) March 17, 2023
Brown is often the forgotten man among Washington’s wide receivers. However, in last season’s Week 5 loss at Tennessee, Brown caught two deep touchdowns — the first two of his NFL career — and had his first 100-yard receiving game.
Unfortunately for Brown, Washington’s offense in 2022 didn’t often match Brown’s skill set. And Brown was also buried behind Terry McLaurin, Jahan Dotson and Curtis Samuel on the depth chart. With Eric Bieniemy now in charge of the offense and Howell potentially under center, don’t count Brown out in 2023.