It might be time for the Philadelphia Eagles and A.J. Brown to part ways.
An NFL trade proposal where the Philadelphia Eagles send A.J. Brown to an AFC team has been created.
Alex Ballentine of Bleacher Report proposed that the Eagles trade Brown to the New England Patriots this offseason.
Patriots Receive: WR A.J. Brown
Eagles Receive: 2026 second-round pick (No. 63), 2026 fourth-round pick (No. 125), 2027 conditional pick
Many people who cover the NFL believe the Eagles will trade Brown this offseason. Brown had 78 catches for 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns in the regular season. He and QB Jalen Hurts weren't on the same page at all.
Eagles GM Howie Roseman said this about Brown during his season-ending press conference: "It's hard to find great players in the NFL and A.J.'s a great player. That's what we're going out and looking for when we go out in free agency and the Draft is trying to find great players who love football and he's that guy. So that would be my answer."
It will be fascinating to see if the Eagles trade Brown. He has been linked to the Buffalo Bills as well.
Brown has been in the NFL since 2019. He has 524 receptions for 8,029 yards and 56 touchdowns with the Tennessee Titans and Eagles.
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel coached Brown in Tennessee. During a recent episode of the "Dudes on Dudes" podcast with former New England stars Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman, Brown said he used to hate Vrabel, who led the Pats to the Super Bowl this season.
However, Brown now understands that Vrabel was just doing his job in Tennessee.
"Vrabe is the type of coach that he's going to call on you in the meetings," Brown said. "He wants to make sure you're staying engaged and he's going to go over the keys to victory of the week. You better know them by the back of your hand. I used to write in my notebook because at the time, I really didn't like Vrabes. I didn't like him, and I admit that he knows that. So, I used to write, 'I hate Vrabes, I hate Vrabes, I hate Vrabes.' I was doing that to pretend like I was taking notes to look like I was engaged. But because he was so hard on me when I was a rookie and I really didn't understand it. So, at the time I told Vrabes like, 'Hey, like I'm humble already. You don't got to humble me.' But I really didn't understand what he was trying to, you know, push me to be.
"Another little quick thing, he showed a clip and I ran like a bang-8 [route], and I scored and he praised me. So, I was kind of feeling good about myself, right? I'm a rookie and a couple of plays later, he showed me another play with the bang-8, and I get tackled. He was like, 'What's the difference between the first play and the second play?' And he was like, 'You're tired.' He was like, 'That's not going to cut it.' He like, 'That same mentality that you showed on the first play, you should do that all the time. That's who you are. Like this right here, that's not going to cut it.' When I say he holds every single player accountable from top to bottom, I don't care who it is, like that's who he is. And it makes the team come together because nobody is bigger than the team. Nobody is bigger than the program, so you have to respect it."
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