{"id":903086,"date":"2026-05-28T01:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/903086\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T01:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T01:33:24","slug":"patriots-get-concerning-update-on-a-j-brown-trade-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/903086\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Get Concerning Update on A.J. Brown Trade Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"AJ.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

The New England Patriots got a concerning update on Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown and the current state of trade negotiations.<\/p>\n

It has long since been a foregone conclusion that the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> were going to trade wide receiver A.J. Brown<\/a> to the New England Patriots<\/a> once the calendar turned to June. The only question has been what the Patriots will be sending back.<\/p>\n

Now, it appears negotiations have hit a snag. The Eagles want a first-round pick, but the Patriots don\u2019t want to give up that much for Brown. NFL<\/a> insider Ian Rapoport explained the status of negotiations on NFL Network.<\/p>\n

As far as the actual trade, though, we\u2019re all waiting for June 1st to happen so the cap hit happens for the Philadelphia Eagles, so they can trade him,\u201d Rapoport said<\/a>. \u201cI just don\u2019t know it\u2019s snap your fingers, and the deal is done because the two sides are where they had been, which is the Eagles wanting a first-round pick in 2027. The Patriots, the most likely destination, we\u2019ll see if someone else surprises, but the Patriots are the most likely destination, not willing to give up a first-round pick as of right now. That means they\u2019re not particularly close and that means there\u2019s a chance this could drag on for the foreseeable future.\u201d<\/p>\n

If Rapoport\u2019s reporting is correct, then the Brown trade is not as done and dusted as it previously seemed. He\u2019s not alone with that concern. Mike Garafolo also warned that trade negotiations need to be \u201crebooted\u201d<\/a> and could go into July. Others have still set the date for early June. That includes Mike Florio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Eagles Could Benefit from Delaying A.J. Brown Trade With New England Patriots\"A.J.<\/p>\n

GettyWide Receiver A.J. Brown<\/p>\n

While the New England Patriots are seen as the overwhelming favorite to land A.J. Brown, things can change. If things do change for a team, like a receiver suffering an injury in OTAs, then they may become interested in Brown again, though. That could create a kind of bidding war<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If the Patriots are currently bidding against themselves, they can afford to try and wait the Eagles out. However, a second offer would force the Patriots to likely increase their urgency to add Brown.<\/p>\n

At the same time, it doesn\u2019t appear like there are currently any other teams interested in Brown. ESPN insider Adam Schefter recently explained that situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels like the closer we get to June 1, the more the A.J. Brown chatter is starting to pick up,\u201d\u00a0Adam Schefter said<\/a>. \u201cNow, we\u2019re starting to hear about other teams entering the mix. I was on a Philadelphia radio show this morning. They brought up the idea that the Rams<\/a>\u00a0could be getting back in. They brought up the idea that the\u00a0Jaguars<\/a>\u00a0could be getting back in. That\u2019s interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is a major issue for all of these teams. They largely lack the salary cap space to add Brown. On the other hand, the Patriots do have that space. On top of that, those teams also already had that opportunity to pursue Brown and largely passed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will remain in the camp that we\u2019ve been in for the last 6-7 weeks. Which is that I still think [AJ Brown] is getting traded. I still think he\u2019s getting traded on or shortly after June 1. I still think the New England Patriots are going away the lead contender to land AJ Brown this offseason. I don\u2019t care what other teams come up in connection with A.J. Brown trade talks between now and June 1,\u201d Schefter said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t care about what conversations there are. These other teams have had their opportunities throughout the offseason. There were conversations with the Rams that did not result in a deal. I don\u2019t know about Jacksonville. I don\u2019t even know where that\u2019s coming from, but I still think that the New England Patriots make the most sense. I still think when all is said and done that the Patriots will wind up agreeing to a deal that will land AJ Brown in New England.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patriots HC Mike Vrabel Was Asked About A.J. Brown\"A.J.<\/p>\n

GettyPhiladelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown<\/p>\n

With OTAs underway in New England, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel addressed the media on Wednesday. There, he was asked about A.J. Brown and upgrading at wide receiver.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to continue to improve the roster every opportunity that we get,\u201d Vrabel\u00a0said<\/a>. \u201cAnd when those opportunities arise, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vrabel, of course, can\u2019t directly address Brown. That would be considered tampering. Instead, he insisted that he is happy with their current group.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the guys that we have here are working extremely hard. I would say yesterday\u2019s first OTA was much better than last year\u2019s. I have to take the coaches\u2019 opinion, because I didn\u2019t go back and watch last year\u2019s first day. But I felt like yesterday was really positive. It was good to see\u00a0Romeo [Doubs]<\/a>\u00a0out there \u2014 it was good to see some of the new faces, some of the young guys,\u201d Vrabel added.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, again, we\u2019re going to look to strengthen the roster wherever we can. But it was also a great day to see guys who maybe didn\u2019t get as many opportunities last year, especially Romeo, who wasn\u2019t on our team.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, now it\u2019s a matter of time. There is seemingly no doubt that Brown is getting shipped out of Philadelphia. It\u2019s just a matter of to who and for how much.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tDan Morrison<\/a> After graduating from UMass in 2019, Dan Morrison quickly began a career in sports journalism and digital media. That has seen him work both as a contributing writer at several publications, as well as spending time on the National News Desk at On3. During that time, he has spent the majority of his time covering football, both at the college and NFL levels. Currently residing in Central Florida, his focus with Heavy is on the NFL. More about Dan Morrison<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty The New England Patriots got a concerning update on Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown and the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":903087,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2068],"tags":[25,7,6,242,109,2476],"class_list":["post-903086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia-eagles","tag-eagles","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-philadelphiaeagles"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116649630644655642","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=903086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/903087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=903086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=903086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}