The Philadelphia Eagles are holding off on trading star wide receiver A.J. Brown for now, according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, who reported Friday that the Eagles had entertained “serious conversations” about dealing Brown with the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots.
“If a trade were to happen, it would likely heat up closer to June 1,” Russini reported on X.
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Brown’s future in Philadelphia was a major talking point throughout last season, and that chatter has carried into the offseason. Last fall, the three-time All-Pro wideout made it clear, both with his words and his social media activity, that he wasn’t content with his limited involvement in a wildly inconsistent Eagles offense that he felt wasn’t doing enough collectively to win when it mattered most.
Brown, 28, had three outings with two or fewer receptions over the first eight games. The stretch began with him being targeted only once in the season opener.
While Brown still wound up recording the sixth 1,000-yard receiving season of a seven-year career that began with the Tennessee Titans, his yardage total was his second lowest since entering the league as a second-round draft pick out of Ole Miss in 2019. And Philadelphia bowed out of the playoffs with a wild-card loss a year removed from winning the Super Bowl.
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Since, the Eagles have hit the reset button on the offensive side of the ball, parting ways with coordinator Kevin Patullo and bringing in 33-year-old Sean Mannion to take over as OC and infuse some new schematic life into a unit that felt too predictable during the 2025 campaign.
Whether the Eagles will move on from Brown as well has been a question that’s lingered in the months following the team’s premature end to its title defense.
Philadelphia kept Brown at the trade deadline last season.
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“I think that when you’re trying to be a great team, it’s hard to trade great players, and A.J. Brown is a great player,” general manager Howie Roseman said of the team captain after the deadline passed.
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“He wears the ‘C’ for a reason. He’s an important part of this team, of this organization. He cares about winning. He cares about his teammates. And I think when you’re a team like ours that is looking forward to an opportunity to compete for a championship, you just don’t get rid of guys like that.”
If Roseman does in fact “get rid” of Brown, it will be for a luxurious return. His asking price for Brown was a first- and second-round pick, The Athletic reported Friday.
That’s what the Davante Adams trade yielded the Green Bay Packers in 2022 when they sent the standout wideout to the Las Vegas Raiders. At the time, Adams was a year older than Brown is now.
The Patriots talked to the Eagles about Brown prior to the NFL’s legal tampering period of free agency, per The Athletic, but the two sides didn’t reach a deal.
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New England went on to sign former Packers receiver Romeo Doubs, reportedly to a four-year, $80 million deal. That doesn’t necessarily mean the Patriots are out on Brown.
As for the Rams, they’ve already pulled off one blockbuster trade this offseason. L.A. sent four draft picks, including a 2026 first-rounder, to the Kansas City Chiefs for cornerback Trent McDuffie, whom the Rams then signed to a four-year extension reportedly worth $124 million.
L.A. has continued to monitor Brown’s situation, according to The Athletic. The Rams already have Adams and Puka Nacua headlining their receiver room.
In the new league year’s infancy, however, Brown is still with the Eagles.