惯性聚合 高效追踪和阅读你感兴趣的博客、新闻、科技资讯
阅读原文 在惯性聚合中打开

推荐订阅源

博客园_首页
量子位
D
DataBreaches.Net
博客园 - 司徒正美
J
Java Code Geeks
博客园 - 【当耐特】
OSCHINA 社区最新新闻
OSCHINA 社区最新新闻
aimingoo的专栏
aimingoo的专栏
B
Blog
The Cloudflare Blog
D
Docker
I
InfoQ
爱范儿
爱范儿
MongoDB | Blog
MongoDB | Blog
腾讯CDC
月光博客
月光博客
Hugging Face - Blog
Hugging Face - Blog
Microsoft Azure Blog
Microsoft Azure Blog
Vercel News
Vercel News
阮一峰的网络日志
阮一峰的网络日志
小众软件
小众软件
S
SegmentFault 最新的问题
GbyAI
GbyAI
有赞技术团队
有赞技术团队

Heavy Sports

Warriors’ Jimmy Butler Makes Powerful Statement on Return and Championship Goal Former Yankees Star Rewriting Career With Brewers Chiefs Potentially Impacted by Peter Schrager’s Latest Draft Intel Kristaps Porzingis Makes Feelings Clear on Al Horford’s Clutch Game vs Clippers Dodgers Get Major Development After Shohei Ohtani Pregame Moment Craig Berube Expects to be Back as Maple Leafs Head Coach Bears Insider Reveals New Info About Future of Tight End Cole Kmet NASCAR Cup Series 2026 at Kansas Speedway Prize Money: What Is the Purse? Insider Reveals Quarterback Steelers ‘Favor’ to Pick in NFL Draft Kawhi Leonard Explains how the Warriors Shut Him Down in Play-In Tournament Game Warriors’ Steve Kerr Makes Bold ‘Champions’ Statement After Win Kevin Durant Gets Honest on Lakers Without Luka Doncic in NBA Playoffs Yankees Manager Makes Clear Decision on Ben Rice Despite Recent Benching Brooks Koepka Dealt Unfortunate News Days After the Masters Draymond Green Response to Kawhi Leonard Raises Eyebrows After Warriors Win Lakers Receive Crucial Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves Playoff Availability Update vs Rockets Analyst Urges Bills to Bring Back 6.5-Sack Pass Rusher Amid Greg Rousseau Move Aliyah Boston Shuts Down Caitlin Clark-Raven Johnson Drama Before Training Camp Boston Red Sox Veteran Drops Truth Bomb After Breakout Game Against Twins Joel Embiid’s Trainer Sets Record Straight on Shocking Injury Update NASCAR Cup Series Under Spotlight as Former Driver Questions Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Attendance Rangers Trade for Matthews or Tkachuk Nothing but Pipe Dream LIV Golf Shutting Down? Rumors Intensify Amid Uncertain Mexico City Event NFL Draft Guru Mel Kiper Jr. Has the Patriots Addressing Defense in Round 1 NBA Star Steph Curry Made History In Warriors-Clippers Game Tyrese Maxey Reveals Special Boost 76ers Got From Joel Embiid Vikings QB Kyler Murray Gets Brutal Shot After Cardinals Exit Browns Meet With 2,200-Yard WR, Pairing for Shedeur Sanders: Report Blue Jays Fans Best Chance to Catch HR Ball Revealed by Study San Francisco Giants Still Owe Struggling Player Over $200 Million
Patriots Insider Shares How A.J. Brown is Expected to Imp...
Dan Morrison · 2026-05-14 · via Heavy Sports
A.J. Brown Mike Vrabel

Getty

New England Patriots insider Mike Giardi shared how A.J. Brown is expected to improve following a trade from the Philadelphia Eagles.

The New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles haven’t yet completed the trade for star wide receiver A.J. Brown, but it seems understood that it’s coming. The question, instead, is about what the Patriots will send to Philadelphia and what Brown is at this stage of his career.

From a purely statistical point of view, Brown did see his numbers take a step in the wrong direction last season. However, Patriots insider Mike Giardi isn’t concerned. In fact, as he explained on an episode of the All 32 Podcast, he thinks that Brown will actually improve in New England.

“He’s not the same guy he was when he was 23, 24, when he was overwhelming dudes physically,” Giardi said. “But there is still that in his game. It’s just not maybe as consistent or as often as you want.”

Brown had 78 receptions for 1,003 yards and 7 touchdowns in 2025. Those numbers were down from the height of his career in 2022 and 2023, but they’re still excellent for a season’s worth of production.

With the Patriots, Brown will have a few things going for him. He’ll again be with his Tennessee Titans head coach. Then, Drake Maye is a quarterback who Giardi thinks will fit Brown’s skillset better than Jalen Hurts.

“I think you’re gonna get a big bounce from him. I think, if he stays healthy,” Giardi said. “You’re gonna get the ideal of him being reunited with Vrabel and then with a quarterback who’s willing to push it into tight windows. Quarterback that’s willing to throw the ball over the middle of the field. That’s two things Jalen Hurts isn’t really willing to do. AJ Brown could have a great impact on the team.”


A.J. Brown Will Make Life Easier for the Other New England Patriots Wide Receivers

A.J. Brown Philadelphia Eagles

GettyPhiladelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown

One massive benefit for the New England Patriots is that adding A.J. Brown doesn’t just add his production. It’s the addition of a player that defenses have to respect, opening up opportunities for players like Romeo Doubs and the rest of the receiving corps.

“A.J. Brown is not the 1,500-yard receiver he was the first two years in Philadelphia… That’s going to dramatically improve life for Romeo Doubs,” Giardi said. “Who didn’t have that guy in Green Bay… If you’re the two, and A.J. is outside you, and A.J. is getting these two guys in coverage, you’re one-on-one… That’s someone who, even if A.J. Brown ends up with 70 catches and 1,100 yards, why couldn’t Romeo Doubs also end up with 70 catches and 850, 900 yards. I think that’s a real possibility.”

If teams choose not to put the emphasis on covering Brown, that’s fine by the Patriots. Maye will find Brown in that soft coverage and win that way. Focus on him, and the offense has those other options once he’s landed in New England.

“Again, even though he hasn’t been what he was a couple of years ago, or certainly what he was in Tennessee, he still does — if you go and look at the tape, and look at how the Eagles got played last year, even with what I think is, at best, an average quarterback in Jalen Hurts, he gets that kind of coverage,” Giardi added.


Romeo Doubs is Excited to Play With A.J. Brown

A.J. Brown Philadelphia Eagles

GettyA.J. Brown with the Philadelphia Eagles

Earlier in the offseason, the Patriots added Romeo Doubs to the wide receiver room. If there had been some concern that Doubs wouldn’t mesh well with A.J. Brown, that doesn’t seem to be the case, as he’s been welcome to the idea of adding another receiver.

“I was true to my word when I came here that there is no number one guy in this offense. So, whatever it is I have to do, whether it’s playing into the strength more or playing on the backside every here and now, or even having (revolving roles), which I’m really familiar with because I’ve done it in Green Bay also,” Doubs said.

“I’m open to all roles. That’s just part of this league. You know, the more you can do, the more you can do for the team, the more you show for yourself, just things of that nature.”

Dan Morrison After graduating from UMass in 2019, Dan Morrison quickly began a career in sports journalism and digital media. That has seen him work both as a contributing writer at several publications, as well as spending time on the National News Desk at On3. During that time, he has spent the majority of his time covering football, both at the college and NFL levels. Currently residing in Central Florida, his focus with Heavy is on the NFL. More about Dan Morrison