A.J. Brown Fantasy

In his introductory news conference on Monday, new Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown offered some insight into how his trade from Tennessee materialized. According to Brown, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts put a "bug in [the Eagles'] ear" leading up to the draft and lobbied for both the team and Brown to make a deal. During an on-field workout together, Hurts toldBrown that he was working to have Philadelphia acquire him. Hurts and Brown have been friends since Hurts attempted to recruit Brown in high school to choose Alabama. While that did not work out, the relationship obviously paid dividends down the road. The 24-year-oldBrown had 63 catches for 869 yards and five touchdowns in 13 games last year. It was a down year due to a chest injury and overall offensive struggles in Tennessee, but Brown has proven to be an elite weapon in his first three years in the league. His status as an elite fantasy asset remains a question as he joins yet another run-heavy scheme and now has to compete for targets with 2021 first-round wide receiver DeVonta Smith and tight end Dallas Goedert.

May. 3rd • 10:09 AM

New Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown said it "wasn't my fault" that the Tennessee Titans traded him during the first round of Thursday's NFL draft. "I wanted to stay, but the deal they offered was a low offer. The deal they offered wasn't even $20 million a year," Brown said. He said the Titans offer topped out at $16 million per year with incentives that would have driven it up to a $20 million average. Brown was entering the final year of his rookie contract that would have paid him around $4 million this year. The 24-year-old had 63 catches for 869 yards and five touchdowns in 13 games last year after topping 1,000 yards in his first two seasons in the NFL. He has accumulated 24 touchdowns and averaged 16.2 yards per catch over his first three seasons, which ranks eighth and third, respectively, among all receivers in that span. Brown could be even better as a WR1 in Philly, while his presence makes quarterback Jalen Hurts more intriguing as a QB1.

Apr. 29th • 12:01 PM

The Tennessee Titans made quite the splash in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft on Thursday night, first by trading wide receiver A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles, and then by taking Arkansas wideout Treylon Burks with the No. 18 pick that they acquired from the Eagles. Burks was compared to a young Brown, so the Titans are essentially replacing him with a younger version. He stands at 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds and has impressive after-the-catch ability with the ball in his hands despite a disappointing 4.55-second 40-yard dash at the combine. Now that Brown is out of the picture in Tennessee, Burks will have plenty of opportunity to make noise in his rookie season, albeit in a run-first offense.

Apr. 28th • 10:22 PM