A.J. Brown Philadelphia Eagles
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Following a disappointing end to the 2025 season, bookended by a home loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs, Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said the team had no plans to move on from star wide receiver A.J. Brown.
One month later, Roseman and head coach Nick Sirianni don’t sound quite as certain about Brown’s future with the organization, and that could be telling.
“It is hard to find great players in the NFL, and A.J. is a great player,” Roseman said during his end-of-season news conference.
“I think from my perspective, that’s what we’re going out and looking for when we go out here in free agency, in the draft, just trying to find great players who love football, and he’s that guy.”
However, both Roseman and Sirianni were far less committal when asked about Brown on Tuesday.
Nick Sirianni ‘Can’t Guarantee’ A.J. Brown Will Remain With The Philadelphia Eagles
Sirianni met with members of the media ahead of the start of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, and wasn’t entirely sure about Brown’s future.
While he said he wanted Brown around, and he believes Brown wants to remain in Philly, that’s not a sure thing.
“Will A.J. be here next season? I think we’re still in a spot, like, I can’t guarantee how anything is going to play out into next season. I’m thinking I’m going to be the coach next season, but you can’t guarantee anything past tomorrow,” Sirianni said.
There are two options here. Either Sirianni is extremely bad at messaging, or he just created an unnecessary headache. Or Philadelphia is genuinely exploring its options with Brown. Neither is all that great of an option.
Roseman, meanwhile, reiterated that he doesn’t think losing Brown would improve the team. And yet he, too, did not close the door on the possibility.
“I think you go into the league year listening to offers for everything and anything,” he said. “I don’t think that you can go into any conversation with anyone and just shoot things down without hearing what they have to say, because you never know. You never know on any player.
“If someone’s going to give you something that you didn’t anticipate and you won’t even have the conversation, I don’t think you’re necessarily doing your job or really servicing the team that you’re with. You never know what someone’s willing to do. Certainly, we’ve been in situations where there are guys that we didn’t anticipate trading, that we got an offer that was too good, and then you balance it with what you can get there.”
Generally speaking, he makes a good point. Perhaps you get an offer that just blows you away. But it’s rare to hear a GM say that in public when discussing a superstar player. Especially one who is as temperamental as Brown.