The Philadelphia Eagles’ loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC wild-card round already led to changes for the reigning Super Bowl champions.
Philadelphia relieved offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo of his duties (to be clear, he may still remain with the organization). Patullo took over for Kellen Moore at that position in 2025 after Moore took up the head coaching position with the New Orleans Saints.
Some are wondering if that is the last of the changes for the Eagles’ offense.
Wide receiver A.J. Brown struggled against the 49ers with crucial drops and finished with just three catches for 25 yards on seven targets. on Jan. 15, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman was asked if he’d be open to trading Brown for the right package or if it was a non-starter.
‘It is hard to find great players in the NFL and A.J. is a great player,’ Roseman said. ‘My perspective, that’s what we’re going out and looking for when we go out here in free agency, in the draft, trying to find great players who love football and he’s that guy. So that would be my answer.’
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni confronted Brown during the loss to the 49ers after the offense went three-and-out in a possession. Sirianni downplayed the interaction after the loss.
‘I was trying to get him off the field, because we were about to punt, and that was really it,’ Sirianni said, before continuing. ‘I love A.J. I think he knows how I feel about him. I have a special relationship with him. We’ve probably went through every emotion that you can possibly have together. We’ve laughed together, we’ve cried together, we’ve yelled at each other. You know, we’re both emotional.’
Earlier this season, Brown took to social media to air his grievances with the Eagles’ offense. During a video game livestream on the website Twitch.tv, Brown told fantasy football managers to drop him and said he was ‘struggling.’
Brown is under contract with the Eagles until the 2029 season, his age-32 campaign.
A.J. Brown stats
Brown just barely made it over 1,000 receiving yards in 2025 but finished with his worst stat line since his final year in Tennessee (2021). Here’s how he did during the regular season:
Targets: 121
Catches: 78
Receiving yards: 1,003
Receiving touchdowns: 7
Yards per catch: 12.9