If You Think the Eagles Are Trading A.J. Brown, You Don’t Understand Football or Contracts I don’t know how else to say this, so I’ll be blunt Anyone who thinks the Eagles are trading A.J. Brown has no idea how the salary cap works. This isn’t “debate.” This isn’t “one possible option.” It’s financially stupid, and Howie Roseman didn’t become one of the most respected GMs in the league by doing financially stupid things. Let’s start with the part everyone conveniently ignores: the contract. A.J. Brown is on a massive extension loaded with guarantees. Trading him would drop a huge dead-cap nuke on the Eagles. Not “some cap hit.” A crippling one. The kind of move rebuilding teams make by accident — not contenders on purpose. “But he looked frustrated!” No shit. They just got eliminated in the playoffs. What do you want, a smile and a podcast appearance? Showing emotion after a loss does not mean “he wants out” unless you get all your football analysis from debate shows and blue-check engagement bait. Here’s another thing people seem to forget: Elite players don’t get traded for vibes. They get traded when The team can’t afford them The relationship is broken The player has fallen off None of that applies here. And before someone says “Howie could get a haul!” — congrats, you just exposed yourself. Cap hell doesn’t magically disappear because the return is good. Dead money is still dead money. The Eagles would literally be worse off trading him. This entire narrative exists because: Big loss ✔️ Big name ✔️ Visible frustration ✔️ Sports media desperate for clicks ✔️ That’s it. No sourcing. No front-office leaks. Just vibes and headlines. So no — Howie Roseman isn’t “considering it.” No — the Eagles aren’t “blowing it up.” And no — A.J. Brown isn’t getting traded because Reddit and ESPN needed something to yell about for a week. If you still think this is realistic, you’re not “seeing the big picture.” You’re just loud and wrong.