{"id":397,"date":"2026-06-02T21:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=397"},"modified":"2026-06-02T21:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:18:21","slug":"a-j-browns-former-eagles-teammates-react-to-the-trade-its-a-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=397","title":{"rendered":"A.J. Brown\u2019s former Eagles teammates react to the trade: \u2018It\u2019s a business.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s yearbook season, and there was some reminiscing about the past after the Eagles finished their practice Tuesday, one day after A.J. Brown was traded to the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=395\">Trump signs an executive order to vet top AI models for national security risks<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>There was no scribbling of that corny \u201cdon\u2019t cry because it\u2019s over, smile because it happened\u201d quote long misattributed to Dr. Seuss in the empty pages of the back of the yearbook. It didn\u2019t seem like anyone popped a Semisonic CD into a Walkman and drowned their sorrows in the lyrics from \u201cClosing Time\u201d that sum up the changing seasons: <i>Every new beginning comes from some other beginning\u2019s end.<\/i><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Football, Brown\u2019s former teammates understand, is about more than what happens on the field.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was a great teammate in our locker room, but there\u2019s a business side to this thing,\u201d said Cooper DeJean.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBusiness is business,\u201d said DeVonta Smith, who is now the No. 1 receiver in town.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>That was the overarching response to the trade from the four Eagles made available for interviews after Tuesday\u2019s practice session during a week of organized team activities.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>There also was a sense of relief.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt sounds terrible, but thank God it\u2019s over,\u201d Jordan Mailata said. \u201cThe slow pain of, \u2018Is he in, is he out?\u2019 We didn\u2019t really know. That really wasn\u2019t our focus as a team. Our team, especially the offense, we got to keep these wheels moving. We got new guys coming in; we\u2019ve got rookies coming in. We\u2019ve got to build that culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Brown\u2019s production over the last four seasons \u2014 339 catches, 5,034 yards, 32 touchdowns \u2014 won\u2019t easily be replaced, and it remains to be seen how the new offense under first-year coordinator Sean Mannion will look without Brown, who was acquired in a draft-day trade in 2022, on the roster.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>While there was an understanding that business is business, Brown will be missed. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSome things you look back and \u2026 we had a good time here,\u201d Smith said. \u201cWe had a great time here. The things that we did, the things we accomplished on the field and off the field, you always cherish those moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=393\">$1 per calorie shred: This North Philadelphia gym is using fitness to fundraise for Pride month<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>DeJean and fellow rookie class of 2024 cornerback Quinyon Mitchell were pushed by Brown. Mitchell\u2019s first taste of life in the NFL came during battles at OTAs and training camp against Brown.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s my big brother,\u201d Mitchell said Tuesday. \u201cI wish him nothing but the best. It\u2019s a business. He helped me grow my game and gain more confidence. I\u2019m thankful for him, and I love him as a big brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It was Brown who last year gave DeJean the nickname \u201cAll-Pro Coop.\u201d DeJean said Brown first brought up DeJean becoming an All-Pro this time last year during OTAs. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe pushed me, especially in training camp going against each other,\u201d DeJean said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>DeJean and Mitchell should have their chance at a reunion of sorts when the Eagles and Patriots link up for joint practice sessions in August in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Both parties \u201cdid what was best for them,\u201d DeJean said of the trade. Brown\u2019s dissatisfaction with the Eagles\u2019 offense at times over the last two seasons did not have any spillover effect, according to DeJean.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it really bothered us in the locker room at all,\u201d he said. \u201cObviously, he\u2019s a great player. That stuff is out of my control. I don\u2019t really deal with it. Obviously, it sucks to lose a great player like him, but now we\u2019re moving on to the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s plenty else to focus on, as Mailata noted.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cEvery year it\u2019s, \u2018Can we continue the culture of the last five years that we\u2019ve built?\u2019\u201d Mailata said. \u201c\u2018Can we bring these new guys along? Can we bring these young guys along?\u2019 Our jobs are already hard enough. It\u2019s the mindset of just pushing on and not letting the A.J. \u2026 what do we even call it, debacle?\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>There are plenty of words for it, but Mailata\u2019s earlier answer may describe it best: \u201cover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=391\">Man who went viral for carrying assault-style weapon around Kensington has bail reduced from $1 million to $350k<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eagles players wished A.J. 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