"I have been watching Ben from the start, since the Hines Ward, Antwaan Randle El days," said Ayers. "Those guys were great receivers playing for him. I have had a chance to watch him his whole career. It's going to be fun catching balls from him. Hopefully he has four or five more years in him so I can keep doing it.

"It's going to be surreal at first. He has been in the league 13 years. I was eight years old. It's crazy I am not going to just be playing him on video games, but actually on the field. He is a guy who had a great career and done great things."

Ayers also said that Brown is a player he has looked to as someone he wants to be like.

"It's his passion," said Ayers. "He was a day three draft guy like me. He put up big numbers at a small school. We are the same size. I can see his passion and it motivates me. I think we have the same type of swagger of how we approach things and wanting to get better. I am excited to learn from him. Hopefully he is willing to spend some time with me."

It's not just the offensive players that Ayers has been a fan of though.