Eagles signing Elijah Moore to one-year contract that could offer A.J. Brown clue

The Eagles have added to their wide receiver room.

Elijah Moore and the Eagles have agreed to a one-year contract on Tuesday, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Moore, a second-round pick by the Jets in 2021, had back-to-back seasons with the Browns of more than 100 targets before playing just nine games with the Bills this past season (logging nine catches for 112 yards and one rushing touchdown against Gang Green) before he was released.

Bills wide receiver Elijah Moore (18) scores a touchdown during a game last season. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST

The 25-year-old was then picked up by the Broncos, and mostly spent time on the practice squad, but was active for the AFC Championship.

He made one catch for four yards in a 10-7 loss to the Patriots.

The most intriguing part of this contract might just be that Moore and Eagles star A.J. Brown, as NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe notes, are very close friends.

The two were teammates at Ole Miss, and according to Wolfe, Brown has credited Moore with helping him through mental health struggles.

“I wouldn’t even call it a friendship. It’s family,” Moore said in 2022, according to ESPN. “The things we’ve been through, the things we talk about, it has real substance. That’s someone who is connected to me in a way that’s more than … “He’s blood.”

For the better part of two years, there has been speculation about Brown and the Eagles and whether or not the organization will trade him out of town.

Elijah Moore of the New York Jets and A.J. Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles shake hands prior to NFL football game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 12, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Getty Images

The Athletic reported earlier in March that the Eagles, after “serious conversations with both the Rams and Patriots,” are not likely to trade Brown, at least imminently.

General manager Howie Roseman spoke highly of Brown after the Eagles lost in the first round of the playoffs to the 49ers.

“It’s really hard to find great players,” Roseman said. “I think A.J. is a great player. I think that, from my perspective, we’re looking to improve in all areas, and you don’t do that by subtracting.”