The New England Patriots have acquired All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles.
According to multiple reports, the Patriots are sending a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick to the Eagles to acquire Brown, who reunites with head coach Mike Vrabel.
Vrabel coached Brown for three seasons during his spell with the Tennessee Titans from 2019 to 2021 before he was traded to the Eagles during the 2022 NFL Draft.
A three-time second-team All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowler, Brown was instrumental in the Eagles reaching two Super Bowls in his four seasons in Philadelphia. Philadelphia lost a thriller to the Kansas City Chiefs at the end of Brown’s first season with the Eagles. However, the rematch two years later resulted in a blowout win as the Eagles claimed their second Super Bowl title.
Brown recorded four successive 1,000-yard receiving seasons with the Eagles, racking 5,034 yards and 32 touchdowns.
However, the 2025 season was one in part defined by apparent tensions between Brown and head coach Nick Sirianni as the Philadelphia passing attack consistently sputtered.
Those tensions appeared to come to a head as the Eagles lost in the Wild Card Round of the NFC playoffs, their offense frustrated by a undermanned San Francisco 49ers defense in a 23-19 loss.
Brown’s departure since been seen as an inevitability, and the Eagles prepared well for his exit, drafting Makai Lemon in the first round and trading with the Green Bay Packers for Dontayvion Wicks. The Eagles also signed former Chiefs receiver Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown in free agency, though DeVonta Smith is now the clear number one receiver in Philadelphia.
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