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Patriots Rumor A.J. Brown trade rumors heat up - Should Patriots get him?

A report indicating the Patriots are potentially in the market for this player, or have expressed or plant to express interest.
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stcjones said:
They definitely could have used him in the conference game…..Garrett is a force
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The Browns are rumored to be seeking crazy compensation for Garrett.

He is the Franchise similar to when Barry Sanders was the Lions.
 
Uptown said:
Us or Philly?
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Patriots.

This whole thing reminds me of the late 2010s when the Patriots drafts suffered and the team had a lack of talent. We lost premium draft picks because of several trades and because of deflategate. Some years our first pick was in the 3rd round. When we look back on thos years, yes, the team was loaded and didn't have much space for rookies, but the talent depletion happened, and everyone was underwhelmed by those drafts.

But when you actually look at the drafts, you can also see that we had so few picks.
And man, the 2nd rounder for Mohamed Sanu!


3 Derek RiversDEYoungstown St.
3 Antonio GarciaTTroy
4 Deatrich Wise Jr.DEArkansas
6 Conor McDermottTUCLA
2 Cyrus JonesCBAlabama
3 Joe ThuneyGNorth Carolina St.
3 Jacoby BrissettQBNorth Carolina St.
3 Vincent ValentineDTNebraska
4 Malcolm MitchellWR
 
 
 
People don't understand how difficult it is to win the superbowl. We are spoiled. When you have a team that can challenge for one, you have to do everything you can to push yourself over the top. Additionally, usually those top teams have players in place who won't be quickly displaced by rookies, if you are contending do you really want to replace better players with players with potential who will make your team worse this year?
 
 
 
Rob0729 said:
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Interesting maybe a 4th in 2027 and First in 2028. We keep most of our 2027 Draft which will be a Very Strong Draft. I said it before and will say it again the 2028 Draft is going be WEAK!
 
I don't know who this guy is, but he does have 17k followers.

 
As this potentially approaches, a view of the very complex cap costs of AJ Brown.

AJ Brown has maybe the most complex contract in the NFL. He signed an extension with the Eagles that has a large signing bonus, which the Eagles will eat, but also a series of "void year" payments.

In the short-term, his contract is extremely cap-friendly.
According to CBS, his baseline cap costs:
2026 $6.79M
2027 $11.0M
2028 $17.9M
2029 $23.6M

However. there is a $53.5M void year dead-cap charge in 2030 that transfers to the team inheriting him. If you restructured the deal to accomodate the void charges that would add $13M per year. Assuming you are carrying Maye, Gonzalez, and Campbell on their second contracts in 2030, they may want to restructure that.
 
I really don’t want to give up 1st rounder for Brown - regardless of year. We are paying for future production not past performance and the reality is he is a declining asset - and we don’t know how quick that decline will be. He’s a ageing disgruntled wide receiver that is at odds with their QB and wants out. They have already drafted his replacement in the 1st round and there is no competition for his signature. In what world is that worth a 1st

I also think we are deluding ourselves slightly if we think Brown makes us Super Bowl contenders. We overachieved last year, the front office has admitted that. We are a couple of years away from true contention, by which point Brown will be past it. What we need is a young receiver or at least one in his prime to grow with Maye.

My fear is that we are stuck between two schools. We’re not fully going all in for Maye. We sat out free agency a little, we drafted a developmental OT who won’t be ready for a year. But then we are forgoing building through the draft and developing a strong young nucleus, which at least last year was the plan
 
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As this potentially approaches, a view of the very complex cap costs of AJ Brown.

AJ Brown has maybe the most complex contract in the NFL. He signed an extension with the Eagles that has a large signing bonus, which the Eagles will eat, but also a series of "void year" payments.

In the short-term, his contract is extremely cap-friendly.
According to CBS, his baseline cap costs:
2026 $6.79M
2027 $11.0M
2028 $17.9M
2029 $23.6M

However. there is a $53.5M void year dead-cap charge in 2030 that transfers to the team inheriting him. If you restructured the deal to accomodate the void charges that would add $13M per year. Assuming you are carrying Maye, Gonzalez, and Campbell on their second contracts in 2030, they may want to restructure that.
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Doesn't his Eagles contract runs through 2029 why are you going so far??
 
PatsFan2 said:
Doesn't his Eagles contract runs through 2029 why are you going so far??
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The void years.
Follow the CBS link - it's very complicated.
The Eagles added void years to push the cap charge out. That's why he's only $7M in 2026.
But I will admit I don't totally understand it - trying to summarize what I read on Overthecap and CBS.
 
Rob0729 said:
I don't know who this guy is, but he does have 17k followers.

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I like the idea of a contingent 1st rd in 2028 then a straight up 1st rd pick.

If AJ comes out and has an All Pro season then I dont think anyone would complain about giving up a 2028 1st rd pick.
 
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