The New England Patriots are still very keen on Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown.

While the Eagles have consistently stated they want to keep their best players, their actions say otherwise.

The NFC East champions signed WR Elijah Moore to a one-year contract last month, picking Hollywood Brown up on a similar deal. But perhaps the biggest clue came in the form of their trading up to snag Makai Lemon at No. 20 overall on Thursday night.

The Eagles stole the former USC star from the Pittsburgh Steelers, drafting him while he was on the phone with them.

Eagles Expected To Land 1st Rounder In Exchange For AJ Brown, But With A Catch

Brown did just about everything to make it clear that he doesn’t want to play for Philly anymore. The feeling is believed to be mutual.

The WR is expected to be a post-June 1 trade, and NFL insider Adam Schefter reckons the Pats will send a 2028 first-round pick the other way in order to acquire him.

“Not sure why the eagles would do that if it doesn’t help them now,” one fan pointed out.

“Unacceptable. 2027 first or we take a lesser pick from another team,” another suggested.

“We should ask Dianna Russini I’m sure she knows the real details,” a user joked.

“Eagles thought they were getting that 27 1st😭,” another comment read.

It’s worth noting that Schefter was only guessing here.

“The Patriots want AJ Brown and the Eagles are willing to move on from AJ Brown,” he said. “I expect that this trade will come together on June 1…it’s not gonna be hard to get it done…I believe in the end it will involve a future 1st round draft pick, my guess is a 1 in 2028.”

Time will tell. But we can already guess that there’s one reporter who definitely won’t be breaking the news when the trade takes place.