Top Insider Reveals One Thing That Would End Patriots' A.J. Brown Pursuit
Insider Greg Bedard speculated about one potential thing that could end the New England Patriots' pursuit of a trade for star receiver A.J. Brown.
Top Insider Reveals One Thing That Would End Patriots' A. J. Brown Pursuit originally appeared on NESN .
Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . All signs point toward the New England Patriots trading for A. J.
Brown after June 1. ESPN's Adam Schefter began this week by basically confirming that the deal will happen -- and even reported the likely trade price . So, what, if anything, would prevent the Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles from pulling off the trade?
Obviously, the Eagles could decide to trade Brown to another team. However, during a recent episode of his podcast , Boston Sports Journal's Greg Bedard floated another scenario: New England selecting a receiver early in the 2026 NFL Draft. "If the Patriots draft a wide receiver at 31, arguably also in the second round, I think that takes them out of A.