How Rams were closer to a trade for Eagles' AJ Brown than the Patriots were
The Rams were closing in on a trade for AJ Brown earlier this offseason.
How Rams were closer to a trade for Eagles' AJ Brown than the Patriots were originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Los Angeles Rams have had an interesting offseason, with the team's plans to go all-in for the 2026 season, in what might be Matthew Stafford's last year, also combined with their overly aggressive quarterback draft plan with Ty Simpson in Round 1.
While there might be some questions for the overall decision-making, there's no denying that this Rams roster has what it takes to win the Super Bowl. But it might've been a whole lot better had they made one move that was closer than it seemed. According to NFL insider Mike Garafolo on The Rich Eisen Show , the Rams were actually closer to acquiring Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro wide receiver A.
J. Brown than the New England Patriots were this offseason. How Rams were closer to an AJ Brown trade than Patriots "That was really close," Garafolo said.
"It was closer than it got with the Patriots. That was really close. There was one point where, overnight, it sort of died.