Trade speculation continues to surround Eagles receiver A.J. Brown. To no surprise, general manager Howie Roseman was asked about the situation on Monday at the league meeting. 
“I understand that there’s interest in the A.J. Brown story,” Roseman said (via ESPN’s Tim McManus). “I, unfortunately, don’t have a home under a rock. But my answer to any question on A.J. Brown is A.J. Brown is a member of the Eagles. From my perspective, anything you ask me about A.J. Brown, I’m going to go right back to that answer.”
Roseman has previously offered stronger statements on the subject during the lead-up to free agency. The Eagles’ reported preference was to have a Brown resolution in place by the start of the new league year, but deep into March his status is still unclear. No trade request has been issued by the three-time Pro Bowler, but talk of a move ending his Eagles tenure has been long-running and has not been quieted through the offseason. The Patriots in particular loom as landing spot many have pointed to for Brown.
Given the cap implications of working out a trade prior to June 1, an expectation has emerged that one will only take place after that date. Plenty of things can and will change from a roster-building perspective in the meantime, thanks in large part to next month’s draft. It was nevertheless recently deemed “inevitable” a trade will eventually be worked out in Brown’s case. The 28-year-old has topped 1,000 yards in each of his four Philadelphia campaigns, making him an attractive option for any number of suitors. Taking on the remainder of Brown’s contract (which runs through 2029) late in the offseason will be a challenge in most cases, though.
None of the teams on Brown’s wish list have been heavily linked to an acquisition so far. That could change, of course, but a key factor with respect to any suitor will be the trade price set by Roseman. A first-round pick and more has been seen as a requirement for the Eagles to consider moving on in this case; no offers at that level are known to have been submitted.
Philadelphia has added Marquise Brown and Elijah Moore to the WR depth chart in free agency. Moore and A.J. Brown were teammates for one year at Ole Miss, although Roseman said factors such as familiarity were not taken into consideration when the team made its offseason moves. How the team’s setup at the position shakes out will remain a storyline to monitor as the spring unfolds.
It’d be interesting to have a poll here ‘who is the best GM?’ Howie, Veach (KC), & John Schneider all come to mind.
1. Howie Roseman
2. Les Snead
3. Veach/Reid
4. Jason Licht
5. John Schneider
Forgot about adding Snead. Licht also has a great resume.
Snead’s record pre-McVay is horrendous. I strongly agree with the others, but very strongly disagree about Snead.
I mean, he tried to trade two firsts and a second for Brian Burns, who was beating the Panthers over the head for a top end contract. How much skill does it take to take to trade all of your good picks for other teams’ best players? Snead isn’t without strengths, but it appears very strongly to me that the vast majority of his success streams from having an adaptable and brilliant coach.
licht is still sending the dolphins an x-mas card every year for botching the brady signing
I want to know where arty has Aaron Rodgers and Joe Burrow ranked…lol.
2 questions: is Rodgers retired & is Joe healthy?
1. Roseman (they should have repeated as champs and he has done little to quell internal dissent but rings are rings)
2. Snead (trading away picks for stars and retooling with Nacua and Forbes put other scouting departments to shame)
3. Schneider (physically dominating defense, stellar DBs and interchangeably serviceable players at skill positions means always being competitive and never reaching)
4. Lynch (staying on top is the hardest thing in sports. Despite decimation by injuries, they’re always one play away)
5. Holmes (he, not Campbell, deserves credit for rescuing the franchise as last year’s falloff has shown.)
6.Paton (the Russell Wilson debacle should have reduced the Broncos to Jets-like joke status. It hasn’t.)
I didn’t put Reid/Veach because I’ve seen Reid throw Mahomes to the wolves too many times.
Veach is most definitely top 3 in the league.
Shanahan deserves most of the credit for Lynch looking good. How many good starters has he drafted in the last five years? Three?
Lynch has kept Williams on the team through like three extensions now. That has to count for something.
Probably some gray hair.
I think Lynch is borderline terrible. They always have glaring holes along their offensive line. Shanahan is an expert at band-aiding that team trough regular seasons… And some of the contracts he’s given out to injured/mid players have been egregiously bad.
Brad Holmes is slowly being exposed. He had two consecutive other-worldly drafts, at the beginning of his career, that set the Lions up to win in 2023. They didn’t win, and now He’s not hitting on those ‘against the consensus’ picks, as frequently…He better start getting out a stopwatch for some of those defensive players he picks,.. because he doesn’t have a ring to show, when the heat comes on his seat….
When Howie and Schneider had their 2-3 consecutive monster drafts and they made them count. Holmes didn’t unfortunately.
Addresses was generous lol