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Patriots Insider Believes AJ Brown Trade Was as Bad as Antonio Brown Move
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New England Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown is reportedly out once again on Sunday for the game against the Green Bay Packers.
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Not only is this a big blow to the Patriots because of what they need on the offensive side of the football, but the Packers are among the best teams in the NFL, and this was always going to be a difficult game.
New England now has to figure out how it can get production out of others, though that's much easier said than done.
As of now, it doesn't look like that Brown trade is really paying off for New England. He's played in just three games this season, catching nine passes for 101 yards. I'm still of the belief that I would make this trade 10 out of 10 times, but others aren't.
That includes one WEEI host who said that this was just as bad of a trade and even more damaging than the Antonio Brown one a couple of years ago.
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"Given what we now know, one could make the argument that A.J. Brown trade and acquisition is dumber and more damaging than that of Antonio Brown," Chris Curtis said . "You traded a first-round pick and a fifth-round pick for A.J. Brown — he has zero touchdowns, zero first downs, and I don't believe you will see him the rest of the season.
"He has a degenerative knee condition that scared away the entirety of the NFL, and he is making $8 million on what is a four-year, $113 million deal. … This potentially is why the Patriots will not contend this year and why they will not be active in advance of the deadline on Tuesday because they've already given up next year's first-round pick."
While I understand the frustration up in New England because of the injuries Brown has dealt with, I also think it's a bit unfair to say this is anything like the Antonio Brown situation.
Antonio was doing things on and off the field that suggest the A.J. trade was a better one.
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However, we need to get A.J. back on the field eventually. Hopefully, that'll be sooner rather than later, but it's still unclear when it'll happen.
