Patriots trading future first-round pick for A.J. Brown ‘still on track’
The wide receiver is set to move teams as soon as next month.
ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 23: A. J. Brown #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles exits the field after warmups prior to an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 23, 2025 in Arlington, Texas.
(Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) | Getty Images The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles both tipped their hands during the NFL Draft. Whereas the former opted to forgo the wide receiver position altogether before adding four reported rookie free agents, the latter traded up in Round 1 to select wideout Makai Lemon 20th overall. Within the context of the ongoing rumors involving both teams, those moves speak a clear language: the A.
J. Brown trade from Philadelphia to New England is very much still in the works and likely to happen after June 1. That perspective was echoed by NFL insider Adam Schefter during a recent appearance on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show .
. @AdamSchefter with the latest on the AJ Brown trade: “I think he knows where his future is headed… It’ll be a matter of the Patriots and the Eagles getting together to basically process the trade… There’s nothing that has transpired… that has deterred this trade… I still… pic. twitter.