As always, the beginning in trade negotiations is not the end where things may ultimately end.
Garafolo added that the Brown situation affects how the Eagles are budgeting for free agency. A trade now would trigger significant dead money for Roseman to deal with (more than $40 million). Waiting until after June 1 would mitigate the issue — of course, waiting wouldn’t bring them draft funds to use now.
With a number of free agents, including tight end Dallas Goedert, how things play out next week with Brown could determine how active Philly is in free agency.
At this stage, the Eagles are waiting to see if any club will match their offer. If nothing materializes before free agency, that doesn’t mean the receiver chatter will go away as we head toward the NFL Draft at the end of April.