Eagles Trade WR A.J. Brown to Patriots for 2028 First-Round Pick
The Philadelphia Eagles traded wide receiver A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots on June 1, 2026, receiving two draft picks and salary-cap relief. Brown, who turns 29 on June 30, will wear jersey No. 1 and become the Patriots' top receiver.
yardbarker.comJ. Brown to the New England Patriots on June 1, 2026. The Eagles received a 2028 first-round draft pick and a 2027 fifth-round draft pick in return. The deal also reduces the Eagles' dead salary-cap space for the 2026 season.
1 wide receiver. He will wear jersey No. 1, switching from the No. 11 he previously wore during his NFL career. The trade occurred on June 1 for financial reasons, ESPN reported.
Mike Reiss, an NFL reporter at ESPN who covers the New England Patriots, wrote about the transaction. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.
Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine's Birds 24/7 since 2010. The trade was described by ESPN as the most-anticipated deal of the 2026 NFL offseason.
Both teams had prepared for the move, which became official on June 1.
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