Dan Sileo Reveals Handshake Deal: AJ Brown to Patriots for a 1st and a 3rd

The Handshake Deal

Dan Sileo didn't mince words on Friday's National Football Show. According to his sources, there is a handshake agreement in place between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles for wide receiver AJ Brown.

The framework: a first-round pick and a third-round pick heading to Philadelphia. The holdup? Howie Roseman wants a first and a second.

That gap — the difference between a third-round pick and a second-round pick — is all that stands between AJ Brown being an Eagle and AJ Brown being a Patriot. And according to Sileo, who has maintained for three months that New England is the destination, it's only a matter of time before the two sides compromise.

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The Timeline Is Accelerating

This comes on the heels of Adam Schefter revealing at a Penn State business conference that Brown is "soon to be traded, within the next two weeks." Schefter called it 60-40 that a deal gets done, and said he's waiting on his source for final confirmation.

Two weeks puts the deadline right around the first week of April — well before the draft. That timeline aligns with what multiple insiders have been signaling: this is a pre-draft trade, not a draft-night deal.

Why the Eagles Should Take the 1 and the 3

There's a case to be made that Roseman should take the deal on the table and move on. Brown is 29. He's making $32 million. His production has declined for two straight seasons. His knee has scared off at least one suitor (the Rams). And the longer this drags on, the fewer teams remain interested.

A first-round pick — likely in 2027 when New England could regress — plus a third gives Philadelphia real draft capital to reinvest in the positions that actually need it: edge rusher, safety, offensive line depth.

What Happens Next

The NFL annual meetings are next week. Roseman and Patriots GM Eliot Wolf will both be in attendance. If there's a time to close this deal, it's face to face in a hotel lobby, not over the phone.

Three months of speculation may be about to end. And when it does, Dan Sileo will have been right from the start.