NFL rumors: Eagles, Patriots recently ‘grappled’ over A.J. Brown trade compensation

The Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots have been dancing around a post-June 1 A.J. Brown trade for months now, and with the all-important date now just days away, it still seems like the deal is on the table. That said, one NFL insider is reporting that the teams still haven’t settled on compensation, and until they do, you can’t count this deal as done.

“NEW: A league source tells me this morning that the #Eagles and #Patriots have recently ‘grappled’ over the component of the total trade compensation for AJ Brown that could involve a ‘swapping of picks.’ With that said, over the last 7 days, my sense from -various conversations- is that New England is still casting good confidence a Brown trade will get done,” NFL insider Josina Anderson reported on Thursday.

However, Anderson also adds that, when dealing with Howie Roseman and the Eagles, nothing is ever 100 percent until it’s completely finalized, and another team could swoop in.

“But just to share a bit of the mental twisting that is always needling until a trade becomes officially executed, a league source also added this: ‘This is still Howie Roseman we are talking about and everyone’s still gonna hold all of their cards up until the start of June. So yes, a concern always gets floated here & there in these things that someone would swoop in at the last minute, and it would be a deal that Philly couldn’t refuse,'” Anderson continues. “But in the meantime, Patriots-Eagles trade talks still motor on until ink is dry.”

While the Eagles-Patriots A.J. Brown trade is still up in the air, things should heat up soon with June 1 coming quickly.

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