Sources: WR Brown gets his wish, to be released by Eagles

PHILADELPHIA -- Wide receiver Hollywood Brown, who has played sparingly over the first half of the season, is being released by the Philadelphia Eagles upon his request, league sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.

The two sides came to terms on a noninjury settlement that will offer financial relief to Philadelphia as part of the agreement, a source said. The Eagles are comfortable moving on from Brown with DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks due to soon return from injuries, and with Darius Cooper and rookie Makai Lemon emerging as solid options.

Brown, 29, signed a one-year, $5 million deal with Philadelphia this offseason. He was brought in along with Wicks, Elijah Moore and Lemon to help…