Missing Out on Allen Robinson in Free Agency Resulted in the Eagles Trading for A.J. Brown
Adam Schefter was on Pardon My Take last week, where he mentioned the Eagles had a contract in place for Allen Robinson, but it fell apart, which led to the Birds trading for A.J. Brown:
Schefty breaking down how close the Eagles were to having Allen Robinson instead of AJ Brown on Pardon My Take. That’s some butterfly effect stuff right there pic.twitter.com/PbMDN8Cr7L
— ROCKY BALBOA CHEESESTEAK FUN HOUR (@MattRBCFHPod) March 6, 2023
Man, remember when we were crushing Howie Roseman for missing out on Robinson and JuJu Smith-Schuster in free agency? We thought no one wanted to play for the Eagles and with noodle-arm Jalen Hurts. Then Howie goes and trades for Brown on draft night and he sets the single-season franchise record in receiving yards and we go to the Super Bowl. It could’ve been Russell Wilson and Robinson. What a bullet dodged by Howie. Lets look at the tale of the tape from last season:
Touchdowns:
- A.J. Brown – 11
- Allen Robinson – 3
Receiving Yards:
- A.J. Brown – 1496
- Allen Robinson – 339
Catches:
- A.J. Brown – 88
- Allen Robinson – 33
Tweets deleted:
- A.J. Brown – 15
- Allen Robinson – 0
Now everything in LA is falling apart and the Rams have given Robinson permission to seek a trade after one season:
The #Rams have given WR Allen Robinson’s agents permission to seek a trade, and L.A. is willing to pay a portion of Robinson’s $15.25 million guaranteed salary to facilitate a deal, per sources.
Robinson is still only 29. Another big-name veteran potentially leaving L.A. pic.twitter.com/9ndri1H35x
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 6, 2023
