Roseman Defends Future First-Round Pick for Brown

After trading receiver A.J. Brown to the Patriots for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick, Eagles GM Howie Roseman explained that the team took a future first-round pick due to cap consequences. 'We've always been in the mindset a pick is a pick — a first-round pick is a first-round pick,' Roseman said. 'Doesn't matter. Teams are still going to be playing football in 2028.'

While acknowledging that future first-round picks are generally valued as current second-round picks, Roseman noted that if the Patriots struggle in 2027, the 2028 pick could be higher than what the Eagles would have received in 2026. The Eagles would have preferred a 2027 first-round pick but still considered the trade a win for a player who no longer wanted to be with the team. mchezo.co.za