Overview
- The Eagles completed the trade for A.J. Brown on June 1, sending a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick to New England to clear room on the 2026 cap and shift dead‑cap into 2027.
- Brown has publicly admitted he deliberately leaked stories to motivate teammates during his final season in Philadelphia, a confession that has provoked immediate backlash from many Eagles fans.
- Jason Kelce, speaking on his New Heights podcast, defended Brown’s talent and argued the Hurts–Brown relationship frayed because the offense stopped executing, not because Brown alone declined.
- Reporters note Brown’s 2025 numbers showed a yards‑per‑catch drop from 2024 (1,079 yards on 67 catches in 2024 versus 1,003 yards on 78 catches in 2025), a factor teams cited when weighing fit and health in trade talks.
- Philadelphia plans an offensive overhaul under coordinator Sean Mannion with younger targets like rookie Makai Lemon stepping up, while New England expects Brown to be a primary weapon for rookie quarterback Drake Maye.