With wide receiver A.J. Brown regularly sharing his frustration over the Eagles’ offense last season, they reportedly listened to trade offers ahead of the Nov. 4 deadline. Brown is still an Eagle almost four months later, but questions regarding his future have not subsided. As the offseason gets underway across the NFL, Brown continues to look like a legitimate trade candidate.
A late-December report indicated the Eagles could look to move Brown this offseason. Around two weeks later, the Eagles’ season ended with an uninspired offensive showing in a 23-19 wild-card round loss to the 49ers. Brown and head coach Nick Sirianni got into a memorable sideline dust-up in the first half, though the coach downplayed it afterward. It was also a rough evening on the field for the 28-year-old Brown. On the heels of his fourth straight 1,000-yard season, he caught just three of seven targets against the 49ers. Brown dropped two passes and accounted for a meager 25 yards.
When meeting with media on Tuesday, Sirianni did not “guarantee” Brown would return to Philadelphia for a fifth season. General manager Howie Roseman acknowledged that “you go into the league year listening to offers for everything and anything.”
Although Brown had his problems with the Eagles last season, Roseman is not inclined to ship out the three-time Pro Bowler/second-team All-Pro for cheap. One NFL executive told Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer he heard that Roseman is seeking a first- and second-round pick in return. Whether that is realistic remains to be seen, but the Eagles are expected to make a decision by March 9, sources told McLane. That would give Roseman clarity on Brown’s future heading into the new league year.
Although there is plenty of smoke around a potential Brown trade, Roseman will keep him if he doesn’t receive a tempting enough offer, according to McLane. If Brown is still an Eagle next season, he will count an affordable $23.39MM against their salary cap. On the other hand, trading Brown before June 1 would level the Eagles with a 43.45MM dead cap charge, a record for his position. They would also lose $20.12MM in spending room. Meanwhile, an acquiring team would have to take on what’s left of the three-year, $96MM extension Brown signed before the Eagles’ Super Bowl-winning 2024 campaign.
Holding off until after June 1, as the Falcons did when they traded Julio Jones in 2021, would point to a more favorable financial situation for the Eagles next season. They would still have to spread his dead money over two years ($16.35MM in 2026 and $27.1MM in ’27), but they would free up $7MM in breathing room in 2026. Despite that, it does not appear the Eagles will wait that long to map out Brown’s future. By the sounds of it, Roseman will either get rid of Brown in the next 10 days or the wideout will stay put.
Another Eagles story written about nothing new just to cause turmoil.
Yup! Go Birds!
Why would “nothing new” cause turmoil? Your comment seems to invalidate itself.
Because if you keep repeating the same lies the sheep will believe it.
contradict yourself much?
No he didn’t
Not worth at 1 and a 2. A lot of baggage. 3 and 4 probably
A lot of baggage and prone to drops in the worst situations.
I’m a Falcons fan and can barely visualize Julio as a Titan, its almost like it never happened lol….but a 1st and 2nd for AJ Brown seems nuts too.
AJ Brown for Pittman Jr?
Steelers 2nd and 5th for AJ?
LMAO
Heck of a price to pay for a prima donna and clubhouse disruption…
He’s a great player, I think his off field issues have been overblown, and a lot of teams could use that true alpha number one receiver, but for a guy who’s already shown signs of decline (still very good, but not quite at his peak anymore), will be 29 next season, and has a lot of wear and tear on him, it’s hard to imagine someone trading a 1 and 2. Hard to see a deal topping out at more than a low first rounder at the most (like, say, the Bills’ pick).
I agree but I think what’s happening here is basically “we don’t need to trade him. We don’t want to trade him. If you want him you better blow me away or we’re gonna go for another SB run”
So they want more than they gave up for him? I get it’s a negotiation tactic but dude is older, more expensive and is coming off a down year where he was a malcontent.
It’s definitely negotiation. But at the same time they don’t NEED to trade him. All the more reason to ask for an asinine request. He’s definitely not worth that but all the more reason he’s most likely going to remain an Eagle
looks like he is staying in philly if that’s the asking price.
There is Zero chance they are getting more than a 3rd round pick for him. He is disgruntled and expensive.
They don’t NEED to trade him. It’s a great request cuz either some idiot pays it, or we keep him. I love it.
Don’t count on certain relationships being able to be mended. Keep him around and you could see the locker room fractured and going 6-11.
Good luck with that!
I respect aiming high to start negotiations, but the absolute most that I’d give up for him is a third rounder. My offer would probably start with a fourth.
He’s approaching 30, expensive, and I can probably count on one hand the number of quarterbacks in this league that he *wouldn’t* throw a bi-weekly tantrum about playing with.
If that’s not enough to get him, I wouldn’t be motivated enough to enter a bidding war so I’d move on. Don’t get me wrong — he’s one of the more talented receivers in the league, but based on just about any other factor than strictly his ability, I wouldn’t go anywhere near him.
No chance they get a single 2 for him, let alone a 1 and 2.
Aging, had some performance issues but mainly hes a character concern. Nobody is paying that price with the risk.
A 3rd and change, sure.
If this is true, Which I still believe it isn’t – then the price has to be sky high to justify the cap hit. A team trying to win now needs AJ and some free agent fillers, or no AJ and several cheap high end draft picks on rookie deals. Simple math.