The Philadelphia Eagles have been connected to a huge trade for a star wide receiver, but there is a catch.
Will the Philadelphia Eagles trade wide receiver A.J. Brown? It's one of the NFL's biggest stories heading into the offseason, and there doesn't appear to be a definitive answer just yet.
Eagles general manager Howie Roseman seems to be listening when it comes to Brown, but he also surely won't jettison the three-time Pro Bowler unless he knows he would be landing a significant return.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler feels that Philadelphia may actually look to target a player rather than a pick in exchange for Brown and pitched two potential names to watch in a potential trade.
"That's why some around the league believe Roseman could target a veteran receiver as part of any trade package -- say, if New Orleans can't reach a deal with Chris Olave in New Orleans, or if Denver wants to entertain a Brown-Courtland Sutton swap," Fowler wrote.
Olave just completed his fourth season with the Saints, hauling in 100 receptions for 1,163 yards and nine touchdowns.
New Orleans Saints receiver Chris Olave. Credit: Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images.When healthy, he is one of the game's best receivers, but that's the problem: Olave has dealt with serious concussion issues, having suffered four of them since entering the NFL as a first-round pick back in 2022.
Two of those concussions came in 2024, which limited Olave to eight games that year.
The 25-year-old is entering the final year of his contract, and while New Orleans has maintained all along that it wants to keep him, it will be interesting to see what happens if the two sides cannot reach a deal.
Remember: Brown signed a three-year, $96 million extension with the Eagles in 2024, a deal that will keep him under wraps through 2029. If the Saints can't come to terms with Olave, swapping him for Brown could interest them given Brown's contract status.
Meanwhile, Sutton just posted back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns, and last summer, he inked a four-year, $92 million pact to remain with the Broncos through 2029.
The 30-year-old tore his ACL back in 2020 but has been very durable since, having missed a grand total of three games the last five seasons.
Olave is definitely the more compelling potential target here due to his age, but he would also be quite a bit more expensive in terms of money.
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