Trade 'wasn't my fault:' A.J. Brown talks move from Tennessee Titans to Philadelphia Eagles - Tennessee Titans Blog- ESPN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson said the decision to send star wide receiver A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles in a blockbuster deal was made Thursday when the team realized it would be hard to get an extension done.

Although coach Mike Vrabel said the Titans «went to the extreme to try and keep Brown,» Brown told ESPN that getting traded to the Eagles (in exchange for the 18th and 101st overall picks) wasn't his doing.

«This wasn't my fault,» Brown told ESPN. «I wanted to stay, but the deal they offered was a low offer. The deal they offered wasn't even $20 million a year.»

Brown said the Titans' offer topped out at $16 million per season with incentives that would have driven the deal up to a $20 million average. At 24 years old, Brown was entering the final year of his rookie contract that would have paid him around $4 million in 2022.

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Brown had 63 catches for 869 yards and five touchdowns in 13 games last season. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Brown accounted for 23% of the Titans' receiving yards last season.

Tennessee finished with a 12-5 record but had an 11-2 record when Brown suited up. Brown surpassed the 1,000-yard receiving mark in his first two seasons, including a 70 catches and 1,075 receiving yards in 2020 when he hauled in a career-best 11 touchdowns.

Brown has accumulated 24 touchdowns and averaged 16.2 yards per reception over his first three seasons, which ranks eighth and third, respectively, among all NFL pass-catchers over that stretch.

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