If A.J. Brown hits the trade block this offseason, four teams that could inquire are the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers, all of whom need wide receiver help.

But there appears to be a very real roadblock for suitors, and that is the Philadelphia Eagles‘ asking price for Brown.

According to Doug Kyed and Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald, the Patriots have explored adding Brown, but the Eagles’ asking price is “unserious.”

“The Patriots have explored trade talks involving Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown, but feel the current asking price is unserious, according to one source,” reported Kyed.

Kyed and Callahan didn’t say exactly what that “unserious” asking price is, but we would suspect it starts with a first-round pick and goes from there.

Sources told Kyed and Callahan that Brown could still be traded, and he could fetch a return slightly better than the one the Steelers got for DK Metcalf, which was a second-round pick and seventh-round selection. The Seattle Seahawks also received a sixth-round pick in that deal.

“Several league sources believe Brown could nonetheless be dealt, and the return could be a step above what the Seahawks received when they traded D.K. Metcalf and a sixth-round pick to Pittsburgh last year for a second-rounder at 52nd overall and a seventh-round pick,” Kyed added.

The Eagles haven’t flat-out said Brown will be traded, but head coach Nick Sirianni did not shoot down the idea completely when asked about the star wideout’s future with the team.

“Will A.J. be here next season? I think we’re still in a spot, like, I can’t guarantee how anything is going to play out into next season. I’m thinking I’m going to be the coach next season, but you can’t guarantee anything past tomorrow,” Sirianni said, per ESPN’s Tim McManus.

The problem for the Eagles is that trading Brown would leave a massive hole in the wide receivers room Philly would have to fill.

Any team that can offer a legit weapon in a trade for Brown could have an advantage over other suitors.

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