NFL trade rumors: NFL insider breaks down why a potential A.J. Brown trade may not happen until after June 1

A.J. Brown, the Philadelphia Eagles’ star player, is looking at a pretty uncertain future in the league after the Los Angeles Rams stepped away from signing a potential deal with him.This has left the New England Patriots being the only team who is considered serious in signing a new deal with A.J. Brown. But it might take a few more weeks and as per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Patriots might be having a good reason for it.

NFL insider Ian Rapoport explains why the New England Patriots will be taking time to sign a deal with A.J. Brown

A few hours ago, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, opened up about A.J. Brown’s situation with the New England Patriots on Good Morning Football.

The popular NFL insider said, "Part of the problem here and the reason why the cap number was such a big thing.

If the Eagles traded A.J. Brown now, it would be $40 million gets accelerated into the cap in dead money.”Ian Rapoport added, “If they do it after June 1, it's just $20 million. That's $20 million less. That is a lot of money. ...Trading him after June 1 makes sense."He continued, "There were various points that I really, firmly believed A.J. Brown was going to be traded. ...The New England Patriots, who have had consistent dialogue with the Eagles and A.J. Brown, they are still in it…”However, neither A.J. Brown nor the New England Patriots has broken their silences on the speculations as the situation remains tense.

A.J. Brown’s situation remains tense as the Los Angeles Rams stepped away from signing him

Over the last few weeks, many fans and insiders had predicted that the Los Angeles Rams are pretty close to signing a deal with the A.J. Brown.But things came crashing down since as per reports, despite having “serious conversations” with the Philadelphia Eagles about acquiring A.J. Brown, the Los Angeles Rams walked away.At this point in time, the reason for the Los Angeles Rams to step away remains unconfirmed.For now, A.J. Brown’s situation with the Philadelphia Eagles remains tense after he made a few controversial remarks about the team’s offense in November 2025.While fans depended on him, the star player blamed the team’s offense for their poor performance on the field and sparked chaos across the league.For now, all eyes are on where A.J. Brown lands up for the next season as he remains focused on training for it.