Broncos reportedly never had interest in an A.J. Brown trade

Jan 11, 2026; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J.

Brown (11) misses a catch against the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC Wild Card Round game at Lincoln Financial Field.

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The Philadelphia Eagles and wide receiver A.J.

Brown have seemed to be set for a split for quite some time now.

Whether or not he is actually on the trade block seems to depend on who you believe, but he was connected to the Denver Broncos immediately following the team's loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game.

The Broncos clearly needed another major offensive weapon in order to make a run at getting to the Super Bowl this coming season.

With Brown seemingly on his way out in Philly when the season ended, it seemed a natural fit for the Broncos to make that move.

However, according to Dianna Russini of The Athletic , the idea was never considered by the team's front office.

Instead, the Broncos made a deal with the Miami Dolphins to acquire their top wide receiver, Jaylen Waddle, on Tuesday.

The Broncos may have seen Brown as a possible disruption in the locker room and that is why they chose to steer clear of that move, but there is a question of whether or not the Eagles even want to trade him and if they do, that the asking price of general manager Howie Roseman is way too high.

Either way, the Broncos have instead ended up with the player they wanted dating back to last season, as rumors circulated that the Broncos were trying to trade for Waddle ahead of the trade deadline in November.

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For now, Brown remains in Philadelphia and one of the top teams many thought would make a move for him is off the list.

Though Brown would be a welcome addition to any offense, the idea of him and Sean Payton working together never seemed like a good fit.

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Travis Wakeman has been covering the NFL since 2012 when he started with Bleacher Report.

After reporting about the Broncos there until 2016, he joined the FanSided network as a site expert covering the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers while simultaneously covering the Broncos at Broncos Wire when that site launched.

He then took over the Broncos site at FanSided in March 2020 and covered the team there until spring of 2024.

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