PHOENIX — The phone lines are quiet.
Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf said Monday the team has not recently engaged the Eagles in trade talks for star receiver A.J. Brown, the hot-button topic of the team’s offseason.
“A.J. Brown is a member of the Eagles, as (Eagles GM) Howie (Roseman) mentioned yesterday,” Wolf told the [Up & Adams show.](https://x.com/UpAndAdamsShow/status/2038636691460632709?s=20) “We haven’t had any conversations about anything regarding that in a long time.”
League sources told the Herald at the NFL combine last month the Patriots felt the asking price for Brown was unserious. The 28-year-old receiver is reportedly unhappy with his situation in Philadelphia, despite winning a Super Bowl a little over a year ago. Brown previously played for Patriots coach Mike Vrabel in Tennessee, where he was traded during the 2022 NFL Draft.
Any deal for Brown this offseason should take place after June 1 due to salary cap concerns for the Eagles. If he’s traded any earlier, Philadelphia would incur a $43.5 million dead cap hit. After June 1, that falls to $16.35 million. According to Sports Illustrated, Brown has told the Eagles he prefers to be traded to New England, Kansas City, Buffalo or the Chargers. The Rams are also reportedly interested in Brown.
On Monday, Roseman deflected when asked about Brown and any potential trade.
“I understand that there’s interest in the A.J. Brown story. I, unfortunately, don’t have a home under a rock,” Roseman explained. “But my answer to any question on A.J. Brown is A.J. Brown is a member of the Eagles. From my perspective, anything you ask me about A.J. Brown, I’m going to go right back to that answer. But I understand the interest. I put on TV and I see that there’s interest, but my answer is A.J. Brown is a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.”
Last month, Vrabel indicated trade talks could intensify around the draft, which is now three and a half weeks away.
“I think that we’ll look at everything that we can possibly look at to add to our roster. There’s a lot of things that go into trades. There’s a lot of back and forth,” he said at the scouting combine. “Taking on compensation and we’ll — I’m sure there’ll be a lot of opportunities for us to talk about trades. Not only this week, but as we prepare and get closer to the draft. Those are things when time ramps up.”