Overview
- The Eagles traded A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick, a move that was completed on Monday and formalizes the club’s roster shift.
- Philadelphia drafted Makai Lemon at No. 20 overall and signed him to a four-year fully guaranteed rookie deal that includes an $11.5 million signing bonus.
- Lemon received early first-team reps with Jalen Hurts and DeVonta Smith during OTAs, signaling the coaching staff’s intent to integrate him quickly into the offense.
- Media and team insiders reported Lemon stood on the sideline wearing a sleeve at a media-attended OTA and is being treated for a soft-tissue hamstring issue that will keep him out of the remainder of spring practices but is not expected to be long-term.
- Analysts project Lemon as a target-heavy short-to-intermediate weapon rather than a like-for-like deep boundary replacement for Brown, which means the Eagles will rely on a mix of receivers and scheme adjustments to replace Brown’s production.