The Eagles had an eventful week, despite being 4-0. And they’re hoping that the most interesting storyline surrounding the team stops being one.
Toward that end, they’ve gotten the word out: They have no plans to trade Brown .
And even though the utterance of “no plans” often becomes a precursor to a deal, the Eagles seem to mean it.
The story from NFL Media has an interesting nugget embedded within it. The Eagles reportedly got calls from “teams” in the offseason regarding a potential trade. They replied, per the report, “No chance.”
Still, it’s obvious there’s an issue. Brown admitted this week to being frustrated about a lack of touches. And the effort by Brown and quarterback Jalen Hurts to create the impression that everything is fine and dandy between them was not persuasive .
So it makes sense to watch the Philly offense carefully today against the Broncos. Will it include plays that gets the ball into Brown’s hands, either by a screen pass or a jet sweep? Will he be the first read on passes down the field? Will Hurts throw the ball his way if he’s open, or close to it?
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