The world continues to wait to see what the Philadelphia Eagles will do with star receiver AJ Brown, who has been the subject of countless trade rumors this offseason.
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Meanwhile, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer dropped an interesting nugget about the teams on Brown’s wish list.
That wish list includes the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs, although Breer adds that the Patriots are the only team in that group that is seriously considering trading for him.
At first glance, that would seem to give the Patriots some leverage, but Breer explains why that’s not exactly the case.
Finally, we mentioned how the Patriots, Chiefs, Chargers and Bills were the teams on AJ Brown’s wish list and that New England seemed to be the only team in that group that was actually into the idea of ​​trading for the 28-year-old three-time All-Pro. That would seem to give the Patriots some leverage. But on the other hand, Brown is actually the only top receiver on the trade market, which gives the Eagles leverage. Or maybe putting those two elements together just turns this into a staring contest. Time will tell.
The Patriots just make a lot of sense for Brown.
Not only are the Patriots in dire need of a No. 1 receiver, as New England is said to be ready to cut Stefon Diggs, but Brown has a connection to New England through head coach Mike Vrabel, with whom Brown played at Tennessee.
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The obstacle to a Brown trade right now, according to rumors, is the Eagles’ asking price, which NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo revealed was “Quinnen Williams-esque.”
That means Philadelphia is looking at at least a first- and second-round pick, and quite possibly a player, which is what the Dallas Cowboys traded to the New York Jets for Williams.
The expectation is that that’s simply too much for the Patriots, but perhaps that will change if New England continues to attack receivers in free agency.