The Los Angeles Rams were closer to acquiring A.J. Brown from the Philadelphia Eagles than the New England Patirots were earlier this offseason, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
“That was really close,” Garafolo reported during a Tuesday appearance on the Rich Eisen Show. “It was closer than it got with the Patriots. That was really close. There was one point where overnight it sort of died. It was like, ‘Late one night, this could be going down by the next morning. You know what, there’s too many moving parts here.’”
The Rams may have some more time to engage in negotiations with the Eagles once again, though.
Philadelphia would incur a dead cap charge of $43.4 million by sending out Brown in a deal before June 1, which drops to $16.4 million if he’s traded after that date (via Over the Cap).
Brown is coming off a 2025 season in which he hauled in 78 receptions for 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns in 15 games.
