The aj brown philadelphia eagles rumors are not cooling down. Adam Schefter said Monday that he still expects the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver to end up in New England, and said the deal would be finalized after June 1.
Schefter made the comments on The Pat McAfee Show, saying there is nothing that has happened in New England that has changed the direction of the trade. “There’s nothing that has transpired here, despite all of the events in New England, that has deterred this trade from coming up,” he said. “I still think it is on track.” He added, “I still think it is going to happen.”
The possible move would carry real weight for both teams because the Patriots did not add a wide receiver through the NFL Draft, even after signing Romeo Doubs to replace Stefon Diggs. That absence has been read as a sign that New England may be waiting to land Brown instead of building around a rookie receiver. The Eagles, meanwhile, traded up in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft to select a wide receiver, a move that only added to the sense that Brown’s time in Philadelphia could be nearing its end.
Schefter also said the price is still likely to be steep, and that he expects the trade to involve a future first-round draft pick, likely a 2028 first-round draft pick. That detail matters because it suggests New England is not treating Brown as a short-term rental, but as a move serious enough to carry into the next phase of the roster build.
The tension now is not whether the rumor has legs, but whether the sides actually wait until the window opens after June 1 and push it through. Schefter sounded convinced they will. For now, Brown remains in Philadelphia, the Patriots remain without the receiver they passed on in the draft, and the latest public read is that the trade is still coming.