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

[Wingy]

IF KW pans out that's a start: until then beggars can't be choosers.

So you won’t acknowledge that even your own list of ‘what looks good’ wasn’t accomplished the AJ Brown way. Except for Waddle, who we don’t have any idea if it will even work out for Denver.

 

[PatsFan2]

We don't care about the regular season, remember? All that matters is Brown's playoff stats for us.

The prevailing notion around here is that Brownis on his last legs at age 29 and I disagree. Also I have no doubts Brown could have 200yds Playoffs game I believe!

 

[PatsFan2]

So you won’t acknowledge that even your own list of ‘what looks good’ wasn’t accomplished the AJ Brown way. Except for Waddle, who we don’t have any idea if it will even work out for Denver.

IF you don't think Waddle will be a #1 WR in Denver: you're not paying attension. Anybody on PatsFans can tell you noodle arm Tua was holding Waddle back. Denver is going to have an Elite WR Room.

 

[silentone]

Could someone help me understand what the Patriot's cap hits would be for acquiring AJ Brown for a post June 1 trade.
I've looked at Spotrac, ChatGpt, Google ai and it's confusing to me.
It's possible that the cap hits to the Patriots post June 1 trade would be:
2026: $7mm
2027: $11mm
2028: $18mm
2029: $24mm
(the actual cash payout by the Patriots is much higher but I only care about the cap hits).
If someone knows the right numbers and explain it, I'd really appreciate it.
If on the off chance these numbers are right, then my thoughts about trading for AJ Brown change.
These numbers average out to ~ $15mm per year and that's not discounting the back loaded numbers.
If AJ Brown is worth $25mm a year in the open market (arbitrary and discussion for another time) then the Patriots are getting roughly $10mm per year of surplus value for 4 years. That is a lot and quite meaningful. It makes me reframe how I think about a potential trade. Any help is much appreciated.