A.J. Brown
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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown.
Few teams in the NFL can do as much with draft picks as the Philadelphia Eagles, who seem to spin them into gold whichever direction the trade goes — coming or going. Any prospective deal for 3-time NFL All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown will almost certainly be the same.
Heavy’s Max Dible put together a trade pitch that would send Brown to one of the NFL’s worst teams, the Cleveland Browns, in exchange for Cleveland’s 2026 1st round pick at No. 24 overall.
This would presume the Browns are actually going to try and win in 2026, which is no guarantee with a 1st year, castaway head coach in Todd Monken and 2nd year quarterback Shedeur Sanders leading the way.
That’s not to mention the mess that will likely occur at the position when quarterback Deshaun Watson presumably shows up for training camp trying to win back the starting role — he’s missed the last 27 regular-season games with a torn Achilles tendon.
The Browns also have the benefit of having 2 1st round picks in 2026.
“This one is pretty simple,” Dible said. “The Browns don’t have a WR1. The Browns want a WR1. AJ Brown is a WR1. Cleveland might select a wideout with the No. 6 pick. Instead, they could take a left tackle at that spot and send the Eagles the first-rounder they likely covet, but perhaps can’t get elsewhere, for Brown. Cleveland can then spend big money on Tyler Linderbaum at center to join Tytus Howard at RT and whomever the Browns draft in the top 10 to play left tackle. If they can convince Bitonio to come back and move Dawand Jones inside, there is a reasonable offensive line, with a good tight end in Harold Fannin Jr., and a good running back in Quinshon Judkins on rookie deals entering their second seasons. AJ Brown is WR1, Jerry Jeudy is WR2 and Cleveland can look at another pass-catcher with the No. 39 pick in Round 2. Then, all head coach Todd Monken needs to figure out is who in the heck is going to play quarterback?”
Browns Fit One Particular Criteria For Eagles
One blockbuster NFL trade has revealed what outcome Eagles general manager Howie Roseman wants to avoid the most in a Brown trade — him getting the chance to stop the Eagles from returning to the Super Bowl.
That revelation came after Chicago Bears wide receiver D.J. Moore was traded to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday. The Bills were considered one of the leading teams in the hunt to obtain Brown from the Eagles.
“The Bills trading for WR D.J. Moore would theoretically take them out of the A.J. Brown market,” The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane wrote on his official X account on Thursday. “They checked in with theEagles about their wide receiver, from what I understand. Patriots and Ravens are the most likely potential partners, especially as I understand it, the Eagles inclined to only deal with AFC teams.”
Asking Price For Brown Remains Sky High
The biggest hurdle in a trade for Brown seems to be the Eagles not coming off the price for the superstar wideout.
According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Roseman is using the trade the Dallas Cowboys used to obtain NFL All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams in 2025 as the template. In that trade, the New York Jets received a 2027 1st round pick and 2026 2nd round pick in exchange for Williams.