Eagles WR A.J. Brown Has Derrick Henry Trade Request: 'Make it Happen!'
A.J. Brown doesn't seem like he'll be the deleting the tweet this time.
After major trade rumors began swirling on Saturday connecting the Philadelphia Eagles to Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry, Philly's star receiver potentially acknowledged the legitimacy of it all on Twitter. In a tweet that appears to be directed at general manager Howie Roseman and the Eagles front office, Brown made his desires clear by referencing the jersey number of his former Titans teammate.
"Nobody has #22. Make it happen if it’s possible," Brown tweeted.
Aside from not including Henry's name, it doesn't get more direct than that.
Of course, Brown and Henry know each other well after spending three years together in Tennessee from 2019 to 2021, leading the Titans to three straight postseasons, an AFC title appearance and a No. 1 seed in the 2021 playoffs during that span.
Brown's tweet comes after former NFL defensive end and current CBS Sports host Akbar Gbajabiamila tweeted in the early hours of Saturday morning that Henry is "headed" to Philly. His report stated this as fact, not rumor.
Understandably, this has been taken with a grain of salt. But after some slight digging, the rumor becomes one to watch considering Henry, Brown and Gbajabiamila are all represented by the same agency, CAA Sports.
Maybe Gbajabiamila and Brown know something we don't. Gbajabiamila also tweeted out the news at 2:39 a.m. ET on Saturday. For a guy not known to break news on big-time NFL moves, what does he have to gain from tweeting that out while everyone is asleep if there wasn't some truth behind it?
There's certainly a lot to digest here. But the Titans trading Henry has been a legitimate rumor that's swirled all offseason, as the star ball-carrier is set to enter the final year of his contract before entering unrestricted free agency in 2024. Still an incredibly talented player with high value that's coming off the second-most rushing yards in the league (1,538) this past season, the Titans could prove to be wise by trading him away before it's too late, just like they did with Brown around this time last year.
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