With A.J. Brown’s future in Philadelphia uncertain, Eagles GM Howie Roseman made it seem at least somewhat unlikely that the team would move on from the mercurial but effective wide receiver.
“It’s hard to find great players in the NFL, and A.J.’s a great player,” Roseman said on Thursday when asked if he’d consider trading Brown this offseason. “I think from my perspective, that’s what we’re going out and looking for when we go out here in free agency, in the draft, just trying to find great players who love football, and he’s that guy.”
Brown, a second-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft by Tennessee whom Philadelphia acquired in a trade ahead of the 2022 season, posted his fourth consecutive 1,000-yard season for the Eagles in 2025 with 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns on 78 catches.
However, he had three catches for 25 yards and a pair of critical drops in Sunday’s 23-19 wild-card loss at home to the San Francisco 49ers.
Brown has also stirred up quite a bit of attention over the last few years with cryptic social media posts and public complaints about his role within the offense.
During the 49ers loss, Brown and Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni were seen on the broadcast engaged in an intense sideline argument. Brown left before talking to reporters, but Sirianni said after the game it was related to getting Brown off the field for a punt and spoke of his love for Brown despite their occasional differences.
“I love A.J. I think he knows how I feel about him,” Sirianni said. “I have a special relationship with him. We’ve probably (gone) through every emotion you can possibly have together. We’ve laughed together, we’ve cried together, we’ve yelled at each other. We’re both emotional.
“I was trying to get him off the field, and that happens in this game. That happens in this game, but I love him.”
Brown signed a three-year extension with Philadelphia ahead of the 2024 season which locked him into a contract through 2029 and paid him $84 million guaranteed, a then-record for a wide receiver.
