A.J. Brown caught 3-of-7 targets for 35 yards in the Eagles’ Wild Card loss to the 49ers.

12 January 2026

Brown heads into the offseason with a performance emblematic of his 2025 struggles and frustrations. One of his missed connections was a brutal fourth quarter drop with the Eagles trying to stave off defeat, while he was caught on camera having yet another heated argument with coach Nick Sirianni. Brown was probably putting in his best effort, but there were too many times this season where you couldn’t be sure that was the case. Going on 29 with one more season of guaranteed money ($29 million) remaining on his contract, Brown seems like a strong candidate to be traded and extended/restructured elsewhere. He is too visibly over his fit in this run-first Eagles offense. Brown seems like he also badly needs the offseason to get healthier. Always playing through something or other — Brown’s toughness isn’t in doubt — he didn’t always seem to have his typical explosiveness this season. Wherever Brown is playing his 2026 football, it’s doubtful he falls out of the top 12 at wideout in offseason fantasy drafts.