MARCH 1: While rival clubs believe a package headlined by a second-round pick represents Brown’s “true” trade value, ESPN’s Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler do not believe that will be enough to get a deal done. The duo confirms a first-round pick is a requirement, as Roseman is willing to move Brown but does not want to do so unless the offer is too good to pass up.
Fowler still sees the Patriots as a logical destination, despite a separate ESPN report suggesting New England may not be inclined to swing a trade featuring high-end draft compensation.
FEBRUARY 27: 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.
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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.
Don’t be surprised when the Eagles do in fact turn out to be stupid enough to trade AJ Brown and ruin their cap situation.
Then cut other players they need on their team to free up cap room.
contradict yourself much?
No he didn’t
I want Sydney Sweeney to take a sudden interest in 70 year old disabled men so I have a shot. I think I have a better shot than them getting a 1 and a 2 AND getting rid of the Cap hit. In fact I think I have a way better shot. You can wish for whatever you want, But at some point reality has to set in like with the Bengals and Trey Hendricksen. The market is what people will pay. Not sure I see anyone dumb enough to pay this price.
Hey Mike, Sydney told me she might be able to hook you up with her grandmother 🙂
Don’t tease me. Any chance at a 3 Way?
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.
Literally never dropped passes before last season but hey don’t let facts get in the way of your narrative.
“Literally” had 27 before last year.
Yeah, in how many years? He’s never been known for drops but hey nice try!
@notimportant: lmaoooo you clearly have never seen Brown play.
Lmaoooooo I’ve watched every Eagles game. Go jockride Hurts some more. The adults are talking.
Jock ride Hurts? I’m a Giants fan, dork. If you think AJ Brown doesn’t drop passes, then you’ve never seen an AJ Brown game. Educate yourself, fool:
link to m.youtube.com
Here’s another link, where Brown’s drops were so bad that Sirianni had to address them in his press conference:
link to espn.com
You have to be a troll or something.
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?
Lol
Julio with the titans seems like a fever dream. I still have to remind myself he went out with a whimper with the eagles and Bucs right after that
I always compared Julio to Andre Johnson…completely dominant, but their wall was an absolute cliff once they left their original teams. Too big and tall to maintain their speed after age 32-ish.
Na nobody compares to Andre Johnson.
He was built like AJ Brown and ran a 4.4.
notimportant, ever hear of DK Metcalf?
LMAO
Heck of a price to pay for a prima donna and clubhouse disruption…
Did someone who’s in that locker room say he’s a prima donna or a disruption? I would assume you have some inside knowledge with such an ignorant assumptive statement. You must be best friends with all his teammates that’s sick!!!
I have a cousin on the training staff and they said they have no idea who RobertyBob is but its possibly Jalen Hurts’ burner account because they have heard him say similar.
Lol he’s literally the opposite of that. He dealt with a QB who can’t read defenses or spread the ball around for years and didn’t complain until they stopped winning.
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”
Unless they make serious improvements and stop letting Hurts do whatever he wants on offense, they have no shot at 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.
Yeah, that’s a crackhead take on his value. He’s got the stats of a 20th ranked receiver in the league. He is probably better than that, but if you only use him as 20th best and ask for top 3 value, that’s insanity. If he’s that good, use him in your offense like he is. lol
That would make too much sense for the Eagles to ever do it.
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.
If you ask literally any of his teammates, which several reporters have done ad nauseam, none of his teammates have any issues with him. Including Hurts. Everyone loves the dude actually. Philly media is toxic as all hell and will literally do ANYTHING for clicks. They’ve reported just blatant lies so many times. There are 0 issues with him in the locker room.
So he can continue to be pissy, not produce, and drop the ball at key times? Interesting thing to love.
The dude had 1 bad game this year. Honestly probably the only bad game I’ve ever seen him play in a Philly uniform. And frankly, the offense was so poorly designed that I can’t blame him for being miserable. I’m happy to judge him on the 97% of games he’s been great and not the very very very few games he’s played poorly, but that’s just me. I dk who your team is but if you wanna just look at the extremely brief negatives AJ has brought and blanket him with that thought, then have fun being negative and miserable. He’s still great and the Eagles shouldn’t trade him unless they get some insane offer (like a 1st and 2nd) for him.
Seriously. It’s ridiculous hearing people talk like he’s been prone to drops.
OK, AJ.
Really sad that you have to enter chats like this to defend yourself.
What’s sad is scapegoating players to avoid ever criticizing Hurts.
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.
As counterintuitive as it may seem at first, just take the cap hit in full this year, and have it all off the books for ’27. That’s the year you have to focus on, this is a retooling year and next year is where you have to lock up the young cheap players from the Super Bowl team and have them your long term core now. Spreading it out for two years takes 27 million away from the guys you have to lock up in ’27.
Patriots all day
Not for a 1st and a 2nd. Don’t care how late they are in the rounds. Guy isn’t worth that with his contract and drops. Id be ok with a 2nd round pick this year and a conditional pick as high as another 2nd round pick in 2027.
Not sure putting a toxic malcontent with your young franchise QB makes sense.
No doubt Pats could use an upgrade to their receiver room.
What’s toxic though? Do yall understand the media paints these narratives?
“ Not sure putting a toxic malcontent with your young franchise QB makes sense.”
You added a toxic malcontent WR last year. You know, the one that enjoys pink sugar on boats and disappears in the playoffs.
If our 2nd is good enough to do it…even if he only lasts thru this contract…life-long Pats fan…Vrabel’s guy in TN…at first I was out but I’d be in for a late 2nd.
First and 2nd?
Wanna share those drugs they’re using?
A late 2nd maybe if you eat some of his $, more likely a 3rd or later.
Only a clubs I can think absorbs a malcontent – KC or Dallas.
Maybe its not the drugs. But those cheesesteaks can make one have hallucinations
You don’t watch much football do you
Enough to know he’s not a WR1 – drops too many passes for a guy that thinks he’s elite
He has hands like vise grips when he is interested, he looked disinterested at times last season, which is why it was so glaring. Brown in beast mode is unstoppable, still is IMO. He is temperamental but I hope my birds keep him happy and keep him.
Staying in Philly is a good choice
Lol what? No clearly you don’t watch football.
He was never prone to drops before last year.
Bye- Bye AJ Brown
And just like that, his trade market disappears. Who’s gonna want to give up a first and a second for a player who’s a known headcase? Are they really willing to keep him for another season if no one is willing to give up that much?
Look at all this empty noise and blather “but questions regarding his future have not subsided”…. Yeah, look at the engagement
Eagles don’t have to trade him but I think the team wants to deal him and he wants to be traded. I expect he will be dealt, likely to NE. Will see what NE in the end gives up….
Turning 30 AND disgruntled…..Not a chance! At BEST they get a 2 and a 5.
The only way that make sense is if they eat a ton of his money.
Trying to offload a person who doesn’t fit scheme, with 20+ million cap hit for 1st and 2nd is lunacy
Texans own 2026 2nd rounder
Jaylin Noel
Xavier Hutchingson
Texans own 2026 4th rounder
Houston has a history working with malcontents
Diggs
Al Shazir
Gardner Johnson
Brown comes in immediately becomes Nicos running mate with Higgins Kirk Dell behind them and can serve as a true 1 if Collins gets hurt
Eagles get a day 2 and 3 draft for 2026 and pick up some depth at wr
Eagles probably draft browns replacement in the first like Boston or something
Love it when all you fight! Keep it coming in the comments!
That’s way to much?! I’m hoping Howie has a trick or two up his sleeve