A.J. Brown June 1 trade, explained: How Eagles star’s contract impacts ‘likely’ blockbuster with Patriots
New England appears in a favorable position to land a star receiver, but not for another month.
A. J. Brown June 1 trade, explained: How Eagles star’s contract impacts ‘likely’ blockbuster with Patriots originally appeared on The Sporting News .
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . After plenty of speculation, the New England Patriots appear set to land one of the NFL's best wide receivers — but not quite yet. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Monday morning that Philadelphia Eagles star A.
J. Brown, the subject of trade rumors throughout the offseason, is "likely" to be dealt to the Patriots, but a potential trade wouldn't come until June 1. New England is considered to still be "highly interested" in landing Brown.
But due to Philadelphia's preferences for cap flexibility, the potential blockbuster may be on standby for over a month. Here's why the Eagles likely won't be trading Brown to the Patriots until June. MORE 2026 NFL DRAFT: Complete 7-round mock draft Trade predictions for the first round Where will each quarterback go in 2026 draft?