The Eagles have bigger problems than trying to trade A.J. Brown

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 16: Lane Johnson #65, Fred Johnson #74, Tyler Steen #56, Cam Jurgens #51, Saquon Barkley #26, Landon Dickerson #69, and Jordan Mailata #68 of the Philadelphia Eagles huddle against the Detroit Lions at Lincoln Financial Field on November 16, 2025 in Philadelphia, United States. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) | Getty Images It has been the ongoing storyline that has dominated the Eagles’ offseason: Will A. J.

Brown be traded , and what team would be an appropriate trading partner? But there has been something looming even larger than does not get broached nowhere near as much as it should: The stability of the Eagles’ offensive line. The Eagles paid a price for winning Super Bowl LIX—a beat up offensive line that opened holes for Saquon Barkley’s NFL-record 2024 season (for most rushing yards in a single season with 2,504).

It meant playing more games, taking more punishment, and having less time to recover and rebuild from the previous season. It is the cost the NFL exacts for winning. Regrettably, the Eagles’ offensive line deteriorated in 2025.

Left tackle Jordan Mailata, left guard Landon Dickerson, and center Cam Jurgens had poor seasons—by their standards. According to Pro Football Focus, the Eagles went from the No. 1 offensive line in football in 2024 to No.