NFL Trades Shake Eagles' Plans for Brown, Phillips

0:00For the NFL, it's March 7th. Here's what's happening. Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an update. The NFL landscape shifted this week with key trays that sharpened the Philadelphia Eagles plans ahead of Monday's legal negotiating period. General Manager Howie Roseman faces decisions on star-wide receiver AJ Brown and top-free agent edge rusher Jalen Phillips. Chicago traded wide-out DJ, Moore and a 2026 fifth-round pick to Buffalo for a second rounder, knocking the bills out of contention for Brown. That move limits Roseman's leverage since he does not want to trade his three-time all-pro within the conference. Now, options narrowed to the New England Patriots or Brown's staying put, potentially delaying any deal until draft weekend, late August, the trade, deadline, or next year, when salary cap space improves. League insiders increasingly see a Brown trade as inevitable, just a matter of timing. Meanwhile, Las Vegas resolved the Max Crosby saga by sending him to Baltimore for the

1:0214th overall pick this April in a 2027. First rounder, it marked the first time in franchise history the Raiders received a first for a player, let alone two. Eagles rumors linking them to Crosby, including talk of swapping Jalen Carter, fizzled out. The deal impacts Philly too. As the Ravens were eyeing Brown and now Lackdraft Amel to pursue, Dallas led the other contenders for Crosby, with New England and Jacksonville on the edges. Eagles stuck to their draft, and retained philosophy, unwilling to overpay from pick 23. With Phillips as the free agency priority, more edge rushes emerge like Minnesota possibly trading Jonathan Greenart for a second rounder and green. Bayeying a Roshan Gary release, that could temper demand and help Philly keep him without prices skyrocketing. Support for this D&N episode comes from our sponsor. For bedtime ritual, just got better. Built in Sound, built in comfort, S-O-L-I, soleypillow.com