AJ Brown has worn No. 11 throughout his entire NFL career, but he will not be doing so as a member of the New England Patriots. Brown decided to switch to No.
In the end, Brown cost the Patriots a 2028 first-round draft pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.
One practice into the AJ Brown era in New England and coaches are already drawing comparisons to all-time greats. Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was someone impressed by Brown immediately.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks to lead the league in passing touchdowns for each season since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970 can you name in seven minutes?
New England Patriots tight end Julian Hill sustained a season-ending injury during a voluntary offseason practice. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed the news on Tuesday, one day after Hill was placed on IR.
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.
Kevin Wildes has sparked another New England Patriots debate on X, with Stefon Diggs back in the spotlight after a possible change of heart. The veteran wide receiver is no longer in New England after being released after one season, but his exit has not ended the wider conversation around him.
While speaking with reporters about the trade on Tuesday, Vrabel was asked about any behind-the-scenes issues Brown could cause for his new employer.
For the first time in his NFL career, Christian Gonzalez has not participated in OTAs with the New England Patriots. Not yet, at least. The star defensive back is believed to be holding out for a new contract and likely won’t return until he gets a deal that makes sense for him.
On Monday afternoon, the New England Patriots’ long-reported trade for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown finally went through. Rumors of the deal had been circulating for over a month, and now, the reigning AFC Champions will add one of the game’s most talented wide receivers to their revamped core.
The Philadelphia Eagles announced they have signed RB Elijah Mitchell to a contract. Mitchell, 28, was a sixth-round pick out of Louisiana by the 49ers in the 2021 draft.
With the 2026 draft in the books, teams are already looking toward 2027. Here's our way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft, as of April 27, 2026.
The New England Patriots are again Super Bowl dreaming after the recent trade. And the team’s fans are starstruck. Also, there is a history for offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels that predicts a monster season for AJ Brown after the trade, according to a post on X by Adam Schefter.
Questions about the working relationship between Brown and Hurts hovered over the Philadelphia Eagles for years before the Eagles officially traded Brown to the New England Patriots on Monday.
New England Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf stated prior to the draft his desire and intention to add speed on the exterior of the defensive line.
Vrabel was Brown's head coach with the Tennessee Titans from 2019 through the 2021 season.
Brown wasn't happy with his role in the Eagles offense, and there were reports that he wasn't seeing eye-to-eye with Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, which led to his reunion with head coach Mike Vrabel.
The podium microphone was live in Foxborough, and every reporter in the room knew the first real question had nothing to do with football. Mike Vrabel stood there, the reigning PFWA Coach of the Year, fresh off a 14–3 season that restored the Patriots to the top of the league.
The practice fields in Foxborough looked wrong. Seven players missing from voluntary OTAs, but only one absence carried weight. Christian Gonzalez, the Pro Bowl cornerback New England built its secondary around, wasn’t there.
The Patriots hope Brown will help them address some very specific shortcomings.
The New England Patriots got major news for their offense this season when their trade for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown was completed. But in all the hoopla of acquiring the star wide receiver, the team had to make a pretty tough roster decision that got lost in the shuffle.
The podium microphone was live, cameras rolling, and Drake Maye stood in front of the Patriots press corps like he’d done dozens of times before. Routine stuff.
The New England Patriots made it all the way to the Super Bowl during the 2025-26 NFL season, so Mike Vrabel is obviously doing a lot of things right with this franchise.
Just as the Patriots added wide receiver A.J. Brown in a trade with the Eagles on Monday, they lost tight end Julian Hill for the 2026 season. The Pats have placed Hill on injured reserve, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald relays.
The New England Patriots continue to prepare for the 2026 NFL season, where they will try to improve their 2025 campaign and win the Super Bowl. After a busy and tumultuous offseason, the AFC East team enters the new campaign with renewed expectations.
The New England Patriots have been grabbing headlines for the wrong reasons in the offseason, and they nearly had another on Sunday, involving Rhamondre Stevenson.
You can't have a New England Patriots offense under offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels without a productive fullback. Heath Evans, James Develin, Jakob Johnson.
Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez has not been present for the team’s recent voluntary work, including the Wednesday OTA session that was open to the media, as ESPN’s Mike Reiss relays.
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