Howie Roseman on taking a 2028 first-round pick for A.J. Brown: “A pick is a pick”

After the Eagles shipped receiver A.J. Brown to the Patriots on Monday for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick, Philadelphia G.M. Howie Roseman met with a group of reporters to discuss the move.

As Roseman see it, a first-round pick is a first-round pick, whether that pick is made in 2026, 2027, or 2028.

“For us to take a 2026 pick, and that’s a late first-round pick, and obviously also have to deal with the cap consequences that come with making a trade prior to June 1, it made some sense for us to look at future picks,” Roseman