The long-awaited A.J. Brown trade between the Eagles and Patriots finally came together on Monday. Before agreeing to ship out a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-rounder for Brown, the Patriots held out hope the Eagles would accept a package headlined by a second-rounder, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
The Philadelphia Eagles signed LB Chandler Martin on Wednesday, per the NFL Transactions wire. Martin, 23, wound up going undrafted out of Memphis last year.
Yardbarker's best-of NFL positional series continues with linebackers. This does not cover pure pass-rushing threats -- we will get to them -- but rather true off-ball defenders who thrived as traditional inside and outside 'backers.
The Brandon Graham era with the Philadelphia Eagles hasn't come to end yet. The ball is in Graham's court, as it always is. Graham was officially released by the Eagles as a post-June 1 cut, but this was expected based on how his contract was structured when he came out of retirement last year.
Philadelphia’s first open practice after trading A.J. Brown showed an offense reorganizing around DeVonta Smith, Saquon Barkley and more work over the middle, and showed how uneven that reset can look in early June.
The second OTA practice that is open to the media was Tuesday for the Philadelphia Eagles -- the fifth of six voluntary OTA sessions. The key word here is voluntary, as in players don't need to be at this practice.
The New England Patriots landed wide receiver A.J. Brown in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles, but should they be concerned about his knee? Brown sent a clear message about his health following the deal and amid reports that knee concerns had dampened the Los Angeles Rams’ interest in trading for him in April.
The calendar flipped past June 1, and Howie Roseman picked up the phone. Months of whispered speculation, cap spreadsheets passed between front offices, and a star receiver quietly telling people he wanted out for his family.
While AJ Brown has only been a member of the New England Patriots for about a day, it’s felt like he’s been off the Philadelphia Eagles roster for months now, with Howie Roseman and Eliot Wolf engaging in trade conversations around the star wide receiver all the way back in March that couldn’t be executed until June 1 due to the cap ramifications.
Well, that didn’t take long. The Eagles have already moved on from A.J. Brown, based on comments from some players following Tuesday’s OTA practice. “I think yes, we can move on,” said left tackle Jordan Mailata.
Though he doesn’t even have a decade of football at any level under his belt just yet, when it comes to the Philadelphia Eagles, Jordan Mailata has rapidly become one of the go-to voices around the team for anything from reactions to rumors to a passionate defense of the Tush Push.
Brandon Graham‘s latest stint with the Eagles has come to an end, but it might not take long for the defensive end to work his way back on the roster. Zach Berman of The Athletic reports that the Eagles have released the 38-year-old.
With the Philadelphia Eagles trading A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots, fans are wondering who the players will be to step up in his absence. While DeVonta Smith will undoubtedly be the Eagles’ No.
The early signals are that the Philadelphia Eagles are not exactly crushed to see the back of wide receiver AJ Brown. Brown was finally traded to the New England Patriots on Monday, ending months of speculation about a potential deal.