{"id":845288,"date":"2026-03-31T17:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/845288\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:25:14","slug":"mike-vrabel-speaks-out-on-potential-a-j-brown-trade-to-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/845288\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Vrabel Speaks out on Potential A.J. Brown Trade to Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel addressed the A.J. Brown trade rumors on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Members of the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> organization have repeatedly stated at the NFL\u2019s annual league meetings this week that wide receiver A.J. Brown remains as member of the Eagles.<\/p>\n

Mike Vrabel, though, would very likely prefer Brown be a member of the New England Patriots<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vrabel didn\u2019t flat out state that while talking to the media Tuesday. But the Patriots head coach didn\u2019t rule out a trade for Brown and emphasized how much he still wants to improve the team\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve talked about this since last January. We\u2019re going to try to do everything we can to strengthen our roster through the draft, through free agency, multiple ways of player acquisition,\u201d said Vrabel, via ESPN\u2019s Mike Reiss<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo anything that we can continue to do to strengthen the roster, we\u2019re going to try to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tDave Holcomb<\/a> is a sports reporter covering the NFL and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions. Originally from Pittsburgh, Holcomb has covered college and professional sports for outlets including FanSided, Rotowire and Yardbarker. More about Dave Holcomb<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n

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