INDIANAPOLIS -- Trade rumors continue to swirl around Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown.
Speaking Tuesday from the NFL Scouting Combine, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman didn't outright reject the idea that Brown could be traded, but noted he's not in the business of jettisoning playmakers.
"I think that at the end of the day, you know there's a lot of conversations in the offseason about players on your team on other teams," he said. "You know that's really the job, that's the fun part about the offseason is the opportunities to improve your team, the opportunities to make trades, but at the end of the day, we're trying to get better, and it's hard to do that if you're just subtracting great players.
"We'll do whatever's in the best interest of our team to be better for this year and going forward. Anything that puts us in a position that we think to potentially win another championship. So every decision will be made with that, no matter who the player is."
Brown has been the subject of trade speculation this offseason following a campaign in which the 28-year-old voiced his frustration multiple times. The star wideout generated 1,003 receiving yards -- his lowest in a Philly jersey -- and seven touchdowns on 78 catches in 15 games in 2025.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni, speaking to local media members, said he believes Brown wants to remain in Philly.
"Yeah, my expectation is he wants to be here. And obviously, you want good players like that in your building," Sirianni said, via .
Pushed on the subject, Sirianni took a nihilistic angle.
"Will A.J. be here next season? I think we're still in a spot, like, I can't guarantee how anything is going to play out into next season. I'm thinking I'm going to be the coach next season, but you can't guarantee anything past tomorrow," he said.
Trading Brown before June 1 would leave the Eagles with $43 million in dead money, but would alleviate some future cap concerns as Philly builds its roster.
With a slew of free agents headed to the market, highlighted by pass rusher Jaelan Phillips, Roseman suggested the Eagles would prioritize retaining certain players.
"I think you've got to go back to how you want to build the team first and foremost," the Eagles GM said. "You know, what are your priorities in building the team, because when we have this many players coming up for second contracts on the rookie deals, it's going to be hard for us to keep all of them. The good news is we have a compensatory system where we can get some draft picks back in the future for some of these guys who've been so much to us if we can't sign everyone. But we've got to make priorities, and you can't only do that by playing favorites. You got to also do it by your vision of how you build the team. And so we'll try to be pretty clear about our vision to the extent that we can and get those guys back and continue to build on top of that."
Roseman's note about the compensatory pick system suggests the Eagles won't take big swings in free agency this offseason, preferring to get comp picks for players it loses to the market.
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