The Philadelphia Eagles trading A.J. Brown has seemed inevitable this offseason.
But that may not necessarily be true, according to NFL Media insider Mike Garafolo.
Garafolo spoke Monday on “Good Morning Football” about the potential for a Brown trade and said it could “go either way” at this point.
Brown, who is coming off a frustrating 2025 season where he still had 78 catches for 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns in 15 games, was another of the Philadelphia players whose production dipped under one-and-done offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo.
Still, the Eagles are hoping for a renaissance under new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion.
Eagles Trade of A.J. Brown ‘Could Go Either Way,’ According to Mike Garafolo
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Eagles general manager Howie Roseman is probably the best executive in the NFL and is refusing to be shoved into trading Brown to placate public perception.
“Based on the conversations I have had, it can kind of go either way,” Garafolo said. “[The Eagles] are building around A.J. Brown, but also if they make the trade, they feel good about the guys that will remain as part of the wide-receiver depth chart.”
DeVonta Smith is, of course, the most notable Eagles receiver leading the depth chart. But the Eagles also added wideouts Dontayvion Wicks from the Green Bay Packers and Elijah Moore this offseason.
That trio, plus a potential wideout selection at the upcoming NFL Draft, could stand as the Eagles weapons in 2026 — or at least until Roseman pounces on his next blockbuster deal.
“Howie Roseman, as he is wont to do, is approaching things to give himself flexibility,” Garafolo said. “You don’t ever want to paint yourself into a corner as a general manager. … Roseman’s sort of doing it both ways here and making sure he’s got some flexibility regardless.”
A.J. Brown Could Still Be Traded, But Not Until After June 1
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Roseman, of course, acquired Brown from the Tennessee Titans for picks No. 18 and 101 at the 2022 NFL Draft.
So even though at this point in the offseason, Brown is still more likely than not to be traded, don’t expect history to repeat with a draft-day deal involving the Eagles No. 1 wideout.
“I believed from the beginning A.J. Brown was going to be traded,” Garafolo said. “The question was would it go in the first go-round at the start of the league year in March or would it wait until after June 1 when it became a lot more palatable for the Eagles from a salary-cap standpoint this upcoming season because his big [salary-cap] hit kicks to 2027.”
A pre-June 1 trade would leave the Eagles in both $43 million in dead money while not saving them anything for 2026, according to Over the Cap. But they could save face by dealing Brown after that date, accruing a more reasonable $16 million in dead money while saving roughly $7 million for 2026 — and even more in subsequent years.
Brown’s three-year, $96 million contract extension, which includes $84 million in guaranteed money, is only kicking in this season and runs through 2029.
But as a bona fide No. 1 wideout, Brown is still tradeable, even after a pair of down seasons by his standards. He put up more than 1,450 yards in each of his first two seasons, and eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark in each subsequent year. He has never scored fewer than seven touchdowns in any season with the Eagles.
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