Schefter Says AJ Brown Will Be Traded Within 2 Weeks — Here's What It Means
Adam Schefter told a Penn State audience that AJ Brown is 'soon to be traded, within the next two weeks.' With the NFL meetings next week and the draft 34 days away, the clock is ticking.
Schefter Says AJ Brown Will Be Traded Within 2 Weeks — Here's What It Means
Schefter Puts a Clock on It
Adam Schefter doesn't deal in rumors. When the most connected reporter in football tells a Penn State business conference audience that AJ Brown is "soon to be traded, within the next two weeks," that's as close to a guarantee as the NFL offseason gets.
Schefter called it 60-40 that the deal happens. He's waiting on one more source for final confirmation. But the direction is clear: AJ Brown's time in Philadelphia is ending, and it's ending soon.
Why Two Weeks Matters
Two weeks from Friday, March 20th puts us at the first week of April. The NFL Draft is April 23rd. The annual league meetings start next week in Florida.
That timing isn't coincidental. The meetings put every general manager in the same building. Howie Roseman and the Patriots' front office will be in the same hotel. Side conversations happen. Deals get done in person that couldn't get done over the phone.
If this trade is going to happen before the draft — and all signs point to yes — the meetings are when the framework gets finalized.
The Staring Contest Has an End Date
For weeks, the AJ Brown situation has been described as a staring contest. The Patriots won't bid against themselves as the only team at the table. The Eagles won't give Brown away for less than they think he's worth.
Schefter's timeline suggests someone is about to blink. The most likely scenario: a compromise between New England's reported offer of a second and a third, and Philadelphia's ask of a first and a second. A first-round pick in 2027 and a third in 2026 — the framework that has been reported for weeks — splits the difference.
What Eagles Fans Should Prepare For
The post-June 1 designation is still the cleanest path from a cap perspective. But with $42 million in available space, the Eagles can absorb the dead cap hit of a pre-June 1 trade if they want to.
That means this could happen any day. Schefter says two weeks. The meetings are next week. The pieces are in place.
Prepare yourselves, Philadelphia. AJ Brown in midnight green is about to become AJ Brown in navy blue.
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