Eagles agree to trade A.J. Brown to Patriots for 2 draft picks - ESPN

The Eagles agreed Monday to trade star wide receiver A.J. Brown to the Patriots for a first-round draft pick in 2028 and a 2027 fifth-round pick.

The fifth-round selection will be the better of New England's two picks in that round of next year's draft, sources told ESPN.

The trade, which has been discussed and anticipated across the NFL for months, reunites Brown and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel.

In a statement posted to Instagram on Monday, Brown thanked the Eagles and their fans.

«Playing for this city has been an honor, and I'm thankful for every moment I had in midnight green. Thank you, Philly. Much love always. God bless,» he wrote.

Brown, who turns 29 on June 30, gives Patriots quarterback Drake Maye a No. 1 target as part of a revamped top of the receiver depth chart alongside free agent signing Romeo Doubs.

The Eagles, likewise, have planned for Brown's departure all offseason, trading up in the first round of this year's draft for USC receiver Makai Lemon while also trading for Green Bay Packers receiver Dontayvion Wicks and signing Hollywood Brown and Elijah Moore as free agents.

By waiting until June 1, the Eagles can now split Brown's $40 million salary cap charge between 2026 and 2027.

Including the playoffs, A.J. Brown is one of seven players in NFL history with at least 8,500 receiving yards and 60 touchdown catches in his first seven seasons.

«I think that when we looked at the totality of the circumstances and having the conversations we had with him, felt like where we were, where we were going, where he was, that if we could find something that kind of achieved our goals of getting a first-round pick going forward here in the near future, getting the money back to spend on other players on our team and