Trade speculation surrounding the Philadelphia Eagles has been a thing for months, but it isn’t that easy to give up on star wide receiver A.J. Brown. While the front office has maintained confidence in its core, many continue to monitor the situation, especially as questions about what Brown will go for continue to arise.
According to Zach Berman of The Athletic, the possibility of Brown being moved this offseason can’t be dismissed, even if it’s far from a guarantee. His latest assessment shows that there’s a lot to work out this offseason for all parties involved.
“If I had to predict today, I’d say no. My guess is Brown will seek a trade, and the Eagles will find strong compensation. I don’t think this is a good scenario for the Eagles, and it would behoove them to try to remedy this situation and convince Brown that Philadelphia is the best place for him to play football. The Eagles badly need Brown, and Brown is on the trajectory to be one of the iconic players in franchise history.
“He’s on record stating he wants to be the best receiver in the NFL, and the Eagles have not done enough to facilitate that for him. They’ll need to show Brown that they have an offense and a quarterback that can put him in that light, similar to what you saw in 2022 and 2023. But it might be difficult to put toothpaste back in this tube, and there’s too much smoke here for me to answer this question differently. So my answer now is no, although there’s always time to mend fences. There have been multiple high-profile players over the years who appeared set to go elsewhere before staying with their club,” he wrote.
As I’ve said, on the one hand, Brown is one of the NFL’s best. His play since arriving in Philadelphia has been just as good as 99.9% of receivers in the game.
On the other hand, being one of the elite receivers in the league doesn’t excuse him from being a headache in the locker room and to the media.