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A.J. Brown trade rumors: Patriots and Eagles talks at an impasse? – Pats Pulpit<\/a> Eagles\u2019 Jalen Hurts: Relationship with A.J. Brown \u2018really good\u2019 – ESPN<\/a> Eagles stars maintaining focus despite \u2018if\u2019 of A.J. Brown trade lingering – NFL.com<\/a> Albert Breer\u2019s Notes: Brendan Sorsby\u2019s Next Steps if He Loses Injunction – SI<\/a> Agent\u2019s Take: The Eagles and A.J. Brown are headed for a split. Here\u2019s what comes next – CBS Sports<\/a> Eagles practice notes: Updates on Jalen Hurts, a new offense, the depth chart, and more – BGN<\/a> Eagles OTA practice notes: Birds football is back – PhillyVoice<\/a> \u2018An enjoyable journey:\u2019 Jalen Hurts having fun learning the Sean Mannion offense – NBCSP<\/a> Saquon Barkley consulted with Todd Gurley about Eagles\u2019 new offense – PFT<\/a> Why Jalen Hurts is facing critical year; what to expect from Eagles\u2019 defense: Mailbag – The Athletic<\/a> 15 minutes of Brian Dawkins\u2019 biggest hits – PhiladelphiaEagles.com<\/a> Texans add former Pro Bowl RB to staff as part of Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship – TexansWire<\/a> Cowboys WR Parris Campbell retiring – Blogging The Boys<\/a> Jayden Daniels details work with new Commanders coordinator David Blough – Hogs Haven<\/a> NY Giants news: Giants sign DT Josh Tupou – Big Blue View<\/a> Can you guess this NFL linebacker in today\u2019s in-5 trivia game? – SB Nation<\/a> Social Media Information:<\/p>\n BGN Facebook Page: Click here to like our page<\/a><\/p>\n BGN Twitter: Follow @BleedingGreen<\/a><\/p>\n BGN BlueSky: Follow @bleedgreennation.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n BGN Instagram: Follow @BleedingGreenInsta<\/a><\/p>\n BGN Manager: Follow Brandon Lee Gowton on Twitter<\/a> | BlueSky<\/a> | Threads<\/a><\/p>\n BGN Radio Twitter: Follow @BGN_Radio<\/a><\/p>\n Each day, we highlight a BGN community post here in this space. Head over to The Feed<\/a> to submit your entry and have a chance to be featured in The Linc!<\/p>\n
In fact, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, the Patriots and Eagles are \u201cnot particularly close\u201d at the moment. \u201cI just don\u2019t know that it\u2019s like snap your fingers and the deal is done,\u201d Rapoport said on Wednesday. \u201cThe two sides are where they had been, which is the Eagles wanting a first-round pick in 2027. The Patriots, the most likely destination \u2014 we\u2019ll see if someone else arises \u2014 not being willing to give up a first-round pick as of right now. That means they\u2019re not particularly close, and there\u2019s a chance this could drag on for the foreseeable future.\u201d The Eagles wanting a 2027 first-round draft pick for Brown is nothing new, and neither is the Patriots\u2019 reluctance to part with such a premium commodity in what is considered a deep upcoming draft. As a consequence, there has been speculation about a 2028 first-rounder being a potential middle ground. Rapoport\u2019s report, meanwhile, makes it sound like such a middle ground has not yet been found or agreed upon.<\/p>\n
Brown was married recently and the photos published on social media suggest Hurts wasn\u2019t in attendance. Hurts indirectly confirmed that, while reiterating what he told reporters in January about where things stand between him and Brown. \u201cNothing\u2019s changed. \u2026 We\u2019re really good,\u201d Hurts said of Brown. \u201cI saw how beautiful the pictures came out at his wedding. I\u2019m very happy for him and his wife and his family. It\u2019s a beautiful thing to step into convenance so I was very excited and congratulatory towards that.\u201d The Eagles have set themselves up for life without Brown. They moved up to select Makai Lemon in April\u2019s draft, traded with the Green Bay Packers for Dontayvion Wicks and signed Hollywood Brown and Elijah Moore to one-year deals. There is an air of inevitability about his departure, even if his current teammates can\u2019t come right out and say it. \u201cI\u2019m a big fan of A.J. Brown. One of my really good friends, one of my favorite teammates I\u2019ve ever been around,\u201d running back Saquon Barkley said. \u201cJust respect him as a man. But this is a business. It\u2019s the NFL. If I\u2019m not here, Jalen\u2019s not here, whoever\u2019s not here, the show goes on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019ve really addressed it,\u201d running back Saquon Barkley said in his Wednesday news conference. \u201cIt\u2019s football. It\u2019s the National Football League. It\u2019s gonna be a hard time for me to say anything bad about A.J. Brown. I\u2019m a big fan of A.J. Brown. One of my really good friends. One of my favorite teammates I\u2019ve ever been around. Just respect him as a man. But this is a business. It\u2019s the NFL. If I\u2019m not here, Jalen (Hurts) [is] not here, whoever\u2019s not here, the show goes on. That\u2019s how the NFL operates. You don\u2019t really address it. It\u2019s not really anything to be addressed. You just go about your work and keep getting better. Whatever happens, that\u2019s above my pay grade. I\u2019m just focused on being the best player that I can be and also be the best leader that I can be for this team going into next season.\u201d<\/p>\n
We touched on the looming A.J. Brown trade in the takeaways Monday, with the expectation it\u2019ll come next week. And I still believe the throughway to satisfying the Eagles\u2019 desire for a first-round pick is pushing that return into 2028. Philadelphia GM Howie Roseman has been amenable to such compromises in the past\u2014he took a 2026 third-rounder for Haason Reddick in March 2024\u2014because he has the job security to do so. Also, such a compromise was already discussed between the Eagles and a team other than the Patriots a couple of months ago, at which point Philly would\u2019ve been accepting a pick three drafts away. It\u2019s a small difference, but the 2028 first-rounder is now two drafts away, which creates a parallel to what the Jets received for Quinnen Williams\u2014the Cowboys centered their package for Williams, in fall 2025, around a 2027 first-round pick\u2014that Roseman was using as a trade comp in the first place. Anyway, Roseman has been smart and patient, allowing time to smoke out any suitors over the past couple of months in case unforeseen circumstances arise elsewhere. But I think in the end, as I said in the Monday column, this will wrap up the way we all expect it to.<\/p>\n
The optimal time for the Eagles to trade Brown is after June 1 when the salary cap ramifications become more favorable. By waiting until June 2, the bonus proration from Brown\u2019s 2027 through 2029 contract years won\u2019t accelerate onto Philadelphia\u2019s 2026 salary cap under NFL salary cap rules. That bonus proration would instead become a 2027 cap charge. Trading Brown prior to June 2 would increase Philadelphia\u2019s 2026 cap charges for Brown by $27,161,609 because of the bonus proration from his 2027 through 2029 contract years accelerating forward. That would have been too cost prohibitive considering the Eagles currently have $26.286 million of 2026 cap space, according to NFLPA data. The Eagles are going to have $21,843,496 in 2026 dead money (a salary cap charge for a player no longer on a team\u2019s roster), resulting in $1.55 million in 2026 cap savings by trading Brown after June 1. The $5.49 million of option bonus proration in 2026 for this year\u2019s option should remain a Philadelphia cap charge, even though the exercise period ends a day before the team\u2019s first regular-season game of the 2026 season, rather than the 2026 cap savings being $7.04 million. The deadline date will be Sept. 8, Sept. 9, Sept. 12 or Sept. 13 depending on where Brown is dealt.<\/p>\n
OFFENSIVE LINE: The first-team unit was LT Jordan Mailata, LG Landon Dickerson, C Cam Jurgens, RG Tyler Steen, RT Markel Bell. Interesting to see the rookie third-round pick instantly working with the starters with Lane Johnson not practicing. Seems like a good sign for Bell. The second-team unit was LT Fred Johnson, LG Myles Hinton, C Jake Majors, RG Drew Kendall, RT John Ojukwu. Hinton is now working at guard after repping at tackle as a rookie. Kendall repping at guard instead of center is interesting. Perhaps prepping him to be the top guy at all three interior spots, like Brett Toth was last year. The third-team unit was LT Hollin Pierce, LG Jaeadan Roberts, C Willie Lampkin, RG Micah Morris, and RT Cameron Williams. Pierce is back at tackle as working as a guard last year. Lampkin falling behind Majors on the depth chart isn\u2019t great for him.<\/p>\n
Rookie QB Cole Payton had a nice initial showing. He threw a ball on the money on a corner route to undrafted rookie TE Dae\u2019Quan Wright. He also made nice throws down the field to Elijah Moore and (fill in your receiver of choice because I forgot to write it down). I thought the throws to Moore and the other guy were a little late, but the accuracy was there. (Side note: There will be Eagles beat reporters laying claim to Dae\u2019Quan Wright as \u201ctheir guy.\u201d Just know for the record that I profiled him in October last year.) [BLG Note: Despite what Jimmy says, Wright is officially My Guy first and foremost.]<\/p>\n
\u201cMy process hasn\u2019t changed since college,\u201d Hurts said after an OTA practice on Wednesday. \u201cIt hasn\u2019t changed at all. I learn as much as I can, build with the coach and see what his direction is, what his vision is, ask the right questions. I mean, it\u2019s been the same exact process, and I\u2019ve learned a lot on that journey. But I do really want to become an expert at the position, and I want to grow within the position. And that\u2019s obviously hard to do when it\u2019s always changing. But that\u2019s not going to stop me from trying to be the best that I can be, so I\u2019m just trying to grow, taking the coaching that I can so I can be the best I can be for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
New Eagles offensive coordinator Sean Mannion will run a Sean McVay-style offense this season. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to play under center more often, and the Eagles are expected to use an outside zone run scheme. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley reached out to Todd Gurley about the system. In five seasons in the offense, Gurley rushed for 5,404 yards and 58 touchdowns, twice earned All-Pro and in 2018 was Offensive Player of the Year.<\/p>\n
The quick answer to this is yes, I expect Hurts to answer the bell and respond to the changes \u2014 and some of the charges against him this offseason. I\u2019ve heard him described (and have since written) as a football version of compound interest. That is an apt description. He\u2019s built a career responding to different challenges and demonstrating improvement. Of course, there\u2019s nuance to this. The system isn\u2019t the only change. The players around him are different. And plans often evolve. Let me explain. To begin with, the expected Brown trade will weaken the skill position players. The Eagles have improved their depth and added intriguing options, but they\u2019re losing one of the best players in the NFL who averaged 1,258.5 yards per season during the past four years. You can\u2019t sell me on an addition by subtraction. It\u2019s a subtraction. That affects the passing game \u2014 and I think there will be hurdles to overcome, especially early in the season while younger players develop. It\u2019s not prohibitive, and it\u2019s incumbent upon Hurts to help elevate the talent around him, but I think the offense would be better with Brown than without him. Further, if the offensive line experiences injuries \u2014 especially on the interior \u2014 then the protection could be an issue. That\u2019s where personnel comes into play.<\/p>\n
Yes, the Crumpler one is included. Of course, there\u2019s the suplex. And the flying tackle. But there are some gems that\u2019ll wake you up<\/p>\n
According to reports, former Pro Bowl running back Darren Sproles is participating in the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Texans for the spring. A former teammate of Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans in Philadelphia, Sproles now will have a chance to change the game off the field as he did on it during his illustrious career.<\/p>\n
There will be one fewer veteran receiver in the Cowboys\u2019 training camp this year. Parris Campbell, a former second-round pick by the Colts in 2019, is calling it a career at just 28 years old. He had signed a futures deal to return to Dallas last January. It\u2019s almost strange to call Campbell a \u201cCowboys WR\u201d as it feels like he never actually played for us. He did briefly appear in last year\u2019s loss to the Panthers, getting just two snaps on offense and a few more on special teams. But after spending most of 2025 on the practice following a knee injury in August, Campbell appears to be done with fighting with health issues. [BLG Note: Eagles Super Bowl LIX champion is apparently calling it a career.]<\/p>\n
Jayden Daniels spent his first two NFL seasons working under offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. He\u2019s learning a whole new scheme this offseason, with David Blough taking over as Washington\u2019s offensive play caller and designer. The third-year quarterback and former No. 2 overall NFL draft pick will be asked to do some different things in this scheme, including increased work under center, making this offseason program even more important than it normally is.<\/p>\n
The New York Giants have signed DT Josh Tupou per a report. Tupou, 32, is a familiar face for John Harbaugh after spending parts of 2024 and 2025 on the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. The Giants recently worked out a group of defensive tackles, including veteran Eddie Goldman, and seem to have settled on Tupou to bolster a depth chart. Tupou will fill the roster spot opened when DT Roy Robertson-Harris to a torn Achilles suffered in practice last week.<\/p>\n
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