New England Patriots
The Patriots may be capable of play the ready recreation in commerce talks for A.J. Brown after signing Doubs.
The New England Patriots bolstered their receiver corps on Tuesday — signing former Packers wideout Romeo Doubs to a four-year contract price a most of $80 million.
Doubs — who surpassed 700 receiving yards final season in Inexperienced Bay —should give Drake Maye another steady option out of the slot and a confirmed red-zone goal (18 touchdowns the final three seasons).
But it surely’s unclear if Doubs alone can replicate the manufacturing that Stefon Diggs generated in his lone season in Foxborough (85 catches, 1,013 yards, 4 touchdowns).
New England might nonetheless use one other dynamic wideout or different receiving goal to raise a Patriots offense that stagnated in the course of the 2025 postseason.
And primarily based on a number of reviews, it appears as if the addition of Doubs hasn’t halted the Patriots’ pursuit of Eagles receiver A.J. Brown.
In line with MassLive’s Karen Guregian, the Doubs signing “won’t necessarily preclude” New England from persevering with its pursuit of Brown, who has been linked to the Patriots throughout this offseason.
NFL Community’s Cameron Wolfe supplied up an identical sentiment shortly after information broke that New England signed Doubs.
“I’m instructed Romeo Doubs signing with [the] Patriots DOES NOT finish their curiosity in buying and selling for A.J. Brown,” Wolfe wrote. “Clearly WR want isn’t as dire, so dynamics change a bit and perhaps finally they don’t land him due to [the] excessive worth. However they nonetheless love A.J.”
Past Brown’s familiarity with Mike Vrabel throughout their time along with the Titans, the three-time All-Professional wideout would give New England one other legit WR1 for the subsequent few seasons.
He has surpassed 1,000 receiving yards in six out of his seven full seasons within the NFL. Even throughout a down yr offensively for Brown and the Eagles in 2025, he nonetheless reeled in 78 catches for 1,003 yards and 7 touchdowns.
However the Eagles are reportedly setting a steep worth for Brown in any commerce talks — with NFL insider Josina Anderson reporting on X Monday that the Eagles have been prepared to maneuver their star wideout for a 2027 first-round choose and a 2026 second-round choose.
By signing Doubs, New England has a bit extra leverage in commerce talks with the Eagles, with their offseason efforts of bolstering their receiver room now not solely depending on a commerce for Brown.
The Patriots now have the means to attend out a possible commerce for Brown, because the Eagles is perhaps prepared to decrease their asking worth for him later this summer season.
If Philadelphia trades Brown off its roster earlier than June 1, they’d be on the hook for over $43 million in useless cap cash this season — not precisely what a crew within the midst of a rivalry window is searching for.
But when Philly strikes Brown after June 1, the useless cap hit would drop to $16.4 million, whereas releasing up $7 million in cap area.
New England would seemingly nonetheless must half with a coveted draft choose or two in any deal for Brown.
But when New England can keep away from giving up a primary AND second-round choose in any commerce with Philly, they’ll gladly play the ready recreation over the subsequent few months.
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