Overview
- Adam Schefter said Monday on The Pat McAfee Show that he expects the Eagles and Patriots to finalize an A.J. Brown trade after June 1, likely for a 2028 first-round pick.
- Jeremy Fowler reported the Eagles–Brown dynamic as cordial and said Brown wants a move, is not expected at offseason workouts, and still has a $29 million 2026 salary that the sides must account for in any deal.
- The post–June 1 timing matters because it lets Philadelphia spread Brown’s dead money over two seasons, cutting the 2026 cap hit to roughly $16 million instead of a far larger one if traded earlier.
- Roster moves point in the same direction, with Philadelphia trading up to draft USC receiver Makai Lemon and New England passing on receivers in the draft after exploring options such as KC Concepcion.
- A day earlier at his youth camp on Sunday, Brown told fans in Allentown he loved them, and teammate Cooper DeJean later said he would miss seeing Brown in the building if he is traded.