The price on an Aj Brown trade may be a future first-round pick, according to Adam Schefter, who said he expects any deal to center on that kind of return. On an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, Schefter said he did not know whether the pick would be in 2027 or 2028.
Schefter added that the Eagles had been looking for at least a first-round pick for Brown, and said he believes New England is the only other team he can see as a destination. “So, my guess is that trade will include a first-round pick in the end when the two sides wind up agreeing to whatever deal they come up with,” he said, while also saying, “There’s not another team out there that I can see other than New England where A.J. Brown’s gonna wind up.”
The comments landed on April 21, 2026, after a Philadelphia Eagles news roundup said Schefter had led his draft intel column by reporting that an A.J. Brown trade to the New England Patriots in June is likely. That timing matters because the draft has become the backdrop for any move involving Brown, and the Eagles have already shown they are willing to deal during draft weekend when the right offer is in front of them. For more background on the evolving chatter, see Aj Brown trade talk heats up as draft clock ticks down.
The friction point is simple: the Eagles want a first-round return, but Schefter is describing a trade market narrow enough that New England may be the only realistic match. If that holds, the deal would not hinge on whether Brown is available so much as on when the Patriots and Eagles settle on a pick and whether that pick comes in 2027 or 2028.
