There was almost a reality where wide receiver A.J. Brown never became a Philadelphia Eagle. Philadelphia and general manager Howie Roseman agreed to a trade, in principle, with the Tennessee Titans on the night of the 2022 NFL Draft , but there was just one issue: Brown was entering the last year of his rookie contract.

As Roseman explained during a recent appearance on the " Bussin with the Boys " podcast, the Eagles didn't want to trade two valuable draft picks -- including a first-rounder -- for one year of Brown before he potentially hit free agency.

"We got to get a contract done first," Roseman recalled. "So we trade up and we get Jordan Davis (with the 13th pick) and our contract's still not done. And (former Titans general manager) Jon (Robinson)'s like, 'Well, what

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