Former Ole Miss WR A.J. Brown Traded to Eagles for 18th Overall Draft Pick

The former Rebel is on his way to Philadelphia from Nashville as of Thursday night.

LAS VEGAS -- The Tennessee Titans have traded former Ole Miss wide receiver A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles for the 18th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Dianna Russini of ESPN reported the news on Twitter on Thursday night in the midst of the draft in Las Vegas.

Breaking News: The Titans are trading WR AJ Brown to the Eagles in exchange for Philadelphia’s 18th overall pick and another third-round pick, per sources.

— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) April 29, 2022

Ian Rapoport also reported that Brown has signed a contract extension with Philadelphia since his signing, something that the Titans were unwilling to offer, per reports. 

Source: New #Eagles WR AJ Brown gets a 4 Yr ext for $100M
57M Guaranteed

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 29, 2022

Brown's new deal with the Eagles is reportedly a four-year extension worth $100 million with $57 million guaranteed. Russini reports that Brown did not attend voluntary workouts with the Titans this offseason due to tension with a desired contract extension.

Brown wanted a massive contract extension from the Titans with a year left on his deal and didn’t receive it. He didn’t attended voluntary workouts and stopped communicating with the team, per sources
The Titans made an offer, but it wasn’t enough for Brown, now he’s an Eagle!

— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) April 29, 2022

Brown was a standout at Ole Miss during his career, finishing his time in Oxford as the all-time leading receiver in Ole Miss history with 2,984 yards. He also tallied the most 100-yard receiving games in Ole Miss history with 12.

During his NFL career with the Tennessee Titans, Brown amassed 2,995 receiving yards and 24 touchdowns. He will now head to the NFC East after three seasons in the NFL and a Pro Bowl selection in 2020.

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