The 2026 NFL season is getting closer and closer, with minicamps this month around the league and training camps under two months away. As teams work to perfect their rosters, we're tracking every trade that happens between the NFL draft and the start of the regular season.
After the Rams made a massive deal for Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett, the much-anticipated move of A.J. Brown to the Patriots went through. Will the 2025 Defensive Player of the Year put Los Angeles over the top? And will Brown help the Patriots get back to the Super Bowl?
We will have updates on every trade in the lead-up to the season.
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Eagles trade WR Brown to Patriots
Eagles get: 2027 fifth-round pick, 2028 first-round pick
Patriots get: WR A.J. Brown
The Eagles are trading Brown to the Patriots for a first-round draft pick in 2028 and a 2027 fifth-round pick that is the better of New England's selections in that round of next year's draft, sources told ESPN.
The trade, which has been discussed and anticipated across the NFL for months, reunites Brown and Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.
Brown, who turns 29 on June 30, gives Patriots quarterback Drake Maye a No. 1 target as part of a revamped top of the receiver depth chart alongside free agent signing Romeo Doubs.
Browns trade edge rusher Garrett to Rams
Browns get: Edge Jared Verse, 2027 first-round pick, 2028 second-round pick, 2029 third-round pick
Rams get: Edge Myles Garrett
The Browns have agreed to trade Garrett, the two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, to the Rams for Verse and multiple draft picks, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero and ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Browns also will receive a first-round draft pick in 2027, a second-round pick in 2028 and a third-rounder in 2029, sources told ESPN, in what will be one of the biggest trades in NFL history involving a defensive player.
