April 8, 2026, 12:07 p.m. PT
Les Snead and Sean McVay both confirmed that the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles discussed a potential trade involving A.J. Brown. The Rams explored trading for him – and subsequently, trading away Davante Adams – but a deal never came to fruition.
It was previously reported by Dianna Russini of The Athletic that the Rams and Patriots both made “strong pushes” for Brown, but on Wednesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter went a step further.
He reported that the Rams and Eagles were “further along at one point than people realized,” an indication of just how close Los Angeles came to striking a deal for Brown. Schefter was even waiting to report it because he thought it was going to get done.
“The way I do my job is I weigh in when there are things that matter and when there’s news,” Schefter said on 97.5 The Fanatic. “There have been plenty of trade talks that have gone on that I’ve known about. Let’s put it this way, how about this? The Eagles and Rams were further along at one point than people realized. Was that out there? Was that out there? Was Dianna on that? Were other people on that? I don’t know, but it was and at one point, I remember thinking, ‘Boy, there’s a chance it’s gonna get done with the Rams.’ And I was waiting to report it, and it didn’t get done.”
Had the Rams acquired Brown from the Eagles, they would’ve moved on from Adams. It would’ve been a shocking sequence of moves, to say the least, but the Rams are always looking for ways to improve.
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After considering it, they decided against swapping out Adams for Brown, believing they’re a better team with Adams on the roster than without him. After his $6 million bonus became guaranteed last month, the Rams are bound to keep Adams through 2026 rather than trading him away after just one season. And thus, they’ve moved on from the Brown sweepstakes, too.