New England Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf explained how star wide receiver A.J. Brown’s knee issues factored into the team’s decision to acquire him in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. <\/p>\n
Wolf told Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein<\/a> that Brown has a “degenerative knee condition,” but noted that the wideout only missed one regular-season game due to a knee injury designation during his tenure with the Eagles.<\/p>\n “It’s a factor, but we examined him,” Wolf told Epstein. “He’s got a knee that has some wear and tear that we were aware of. Our training staff and medical staff signed off on it.”<\/p>\n Brown downplayed his right knee issue when speaking to reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n “No injury. There’s nothing to worry about,” Brown said, via Karen Guregian<\/a> of MassLive. “I think this whole little … you gotta understand where I came from, so any conversation about anything is going to come up.”<\/p>\n On Monday, the Eagles traded<\/a> the three-time Pro Bowler to the Patriots in exchange for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.<\/p>\n