Eagles

Missing Out on Allen Robinson in Free Agency Resulted in the Eagles Trading for A.J. Brown

By Kyle Pagan

Published: Mar 6th, 2023 · 10:09 AM EST

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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