Patriots, Bills, Ravens named possible trade suitors for $96 million wide receiver

When it comes to wide receiver-needy teams, all eyes are on Philadelphia Eagles star A.J. Brown.

That's because Brown has been floated as a trade candidate this offseason thanks to his dissatisfaction with the Eagles' offense in recent years.

While head coach Nick Sirianni and general manager Howie Roseman have said they want to keep the wideout, they also didn't close the door on a trade.

"Will A.J. be here next season? I think we're still in a spot, like, I can't guarantee how anything is going to play out into next season. I'm thinking I'm going to be the coach next season, but you can't guarantee anything past tomorrow," Sirianni said.

In an article ranking the top trade candidates this offseason, ESPN's Ben Solak put Brown on the list and believes there's a 60% chance he gets dealt.

Solak listed the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens as possible suitors if Brown hits the trade block.

Brown's individual play seemed to fall off a touch last season, but it's fair to believe his frustration with the offense led to some disinterested play. An acquiring team is risking that Brown is beyond his athletic prime (he will turn 29 this summer), but he has only one year of guaranteed money on his deal, so it would not be too big of a commitment. And the recent ceiling of Brown's play has been top-five receiver level. He had 1,003 yards last season, and he has tallied at least seven touchdowns in each of the past four campaigns.

Predicted chance of getting traded: 60%
Potential team fits: Patriots, Bills, Ravens

All three of those teams make sense as landing spots for Brown.

The Patriots could cut Stefon Diggs this offseason thanks to a huge cap hit. Even if they bring him back, the Pats need more depth in a room that is otherwise young and unproven.

The Bills are in rough shape at wide receiver after striking out on Keon Coleman in the draft and Joshua Palmer in free agency in recent years. Khalil Shakir is a solid target for Josh Allen, but Buffalo needs a lot more and preferably a true No. 1.

Baltimore's need at receiver isn't as dire, but there's definitely still a need there. Zay Flowers has been a reliable target for Lamar Jackson, but he doesn't have much support from Rashod Bateman and DeAndre Hopkins is a pending free agent.

We like the Patriots as the most likely landing spot for Brown of these three teams thanks to their cap space, stable of draft picks and head coach Mike Vrabel's connection with Brown from their days together with the Tennessee Titans.

The Bills have all the motivation in the world to make a strong push for Brown, but they are in rough shape financially and acquiring Brown could seriously hinder the team's ability to address multiple other needs.

Baltimore is a middle-of-the-road option with a sufficient amount of cap space, but the Ravens also have bigger fish to fry on defense and could opt to spend their resources there instead of investing in another wideout.

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