Blockbuster Eagles Trade Pitch Swaps A.J. Brown for $140 Million All-Pro WR
There aren’t very many wide receivers in the NFL you can say are better than Philadelphia Eagles superstar A.J. Brown. You can count them on one hand.
What if the Eagles could get one of them in exchange for Brown, and send the headache that comes with his incessant whining and complaining elsewhere? Wouldn’t that be something they should consider?
In this case, it would be swapping Brown in exchange for Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson and sweeten the pot for the Vikings with a 2026 first round pick. If Philadelphia general manager Howie Roseman is truly as great at his job as we think he is, might even be able to get the Vikings to see the benefits of the deal financially and just do the Brown-Jefferson swap straight up.
The key is getting Brown out of Philadelphia and making sure there’s another Top 5 wide receiver to take his place. Jefferson is the likely only candidate.
Vikings: Swing and Miss at Drafting QB
From the outside looking in, it seems like the Vikings looked at the 3 quarterbacks they had on their roster last year — Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones and J.J. McCarthy — and picked the worst one to move forward with.
Darnold is now with the Seattle Seahawks and looks like an NFL MVP candidate.
Jones is now with the Indianapolis Colts and looks like an NFL MVP candidate.
McCarthy has seemed, for all intents and purposes, totally lost.
McCarthy, who missed 5 games with a high ankle sprain and is 2-2 in 4 starts this season, just looks lost. The result? The Vikings are 4-5 and in last place in the NFC North Division one year after going 14-3 in the regular season.
If we’re going to crown a King of Suffering in Minnesota right now, that can only be the 26-year-old Jefferson, a 4-time NFL All-Pro with a 4-year, $140 million contract who has had to endure the insult of catching passes from McCarthy and Carson Wentz this season.
It’s not an exaggeration to say the Vikings are wasting the prime years of the career of one of the NFL’s greatest wide receivers of all time, which we can rightly say Jefferson is halfway through his sixth season.
Consider this: Jefferson has been named Pro Bowl or NFL All-Pro 4 times in his first 5 seasons and had more receiving yards through his first 5 seasons than any player in NFL history, including winning NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2022 with 128 reception for 1,809 yards and 9 touchdowns.
Also consider if the Vikings were to swap Jefferson for Brown, it would free up roughly $24 million in cap space for 2026 — that’s the financial benefit.
Brown’s Constant Complaining Wears Thin
Brown has spent the majority of the 2025 regular season complaining about his role in the offense as the Eagles try to win a second consecutive Super Bowl — we count 3 separate online crash outs this season alone as the Eagles have started the regular season with a sparkling 7-2 record.
His latest complaint came via a Twitch livestream on the Tuesday following Philadelphia’s 10-7 win over the Green Bay Packers in which Brown called the season a “s–t show” after just 2 receptions for 13 yards.
That prompted a rare visit and talk from team owner Jeffery Lurie at Eagles practice on Thursday, and came after the Eagles had to address trade rumors about Brown after the NFL trade deadline on November 4.
This offseason, it might be smart for the Eagles to turn those rumors into reality.
Eagles may have found Kevin Patullo's replacement before he's even gone
Just a season removed from being one of the most explosive units in recent memory, the Philadelphia Eagles' offense has become an anchor pulling the team away from the dominance their roster is capable of. Understandably, offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo has taken most of the heat for the change in production. His overly conservative play-calling and inability to maximize the talent at his disposal have led Eagles fans to call for his job.
While it's just Patullo's first season in the position, it wouldn't be shocking if a team with consistent championship aspirations chose to cut ties with an underperforming play caller. There aren't any excuses for fielding a dysfunctional offense with this level of talent.
If the Eagles do choose to move on from him, recently fired Brian Daboll could quietly be the perfect replacement.
Brian Daboll could be Eagles' perfect Kevin Patullo replacement
Daboll's tenure with the New York Giants was rocky at best. After three and a half seasons as their head coach, the Giants fired him this week. He was able to lead an effective offense with rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, but being a head coach requires much more than that. Per reports, the coach's aggressive personality rubbed people within the organization the wrong way. Those divides, along with multiple blown leads this year, led to his firing.
While he might not be fit to be a head coach in the NFL, Daboll could still be an impactful offensive coordinator. Able to focus on one side of the ball, the coach's weaknesses would be covered up. He demonstrated his ability to lead a potent offense with the Buffalo Bills before being hired by the Giants. In fact, he was a crucial part of Josh Allen's development early in his career.
There are some clear reasons why Daboll would be a risky hire for the Eagles. His explosive personality could clash with Nick Sirianni's, as both coaches are known to be intense on the sidelines. Fans in Philadelphia may be hesitant to hire a coordinator who failed with a division rival.
However, the former Giants' head coach would likely be able to get the most out of the Eagles' talent in a way that Patullo has struggled to. And if the hire worked out, Eagles fans would have yet another claim to bragging rights over Giants fans. It would certainly be a risky hire, but the reward can't be beat.
