AJ Brown sparks Patriots trade rumors after changing his profile picture to Tom Brady’s… but the Eagles receiver says there’s nothing in him to honor the ‘greatest of all time’ “
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Eagles star AJ Brown sparked trade rumors Thursday when he changed his social media profile picture to Tom Brady — but the receiver later said he was simply paying homage to “the greatest all time”.
Fans noticed that Brown’s profile photos on X and Instagram had been replaced with a photo of Brady on the Patriots, in which the quarterback is yelling.
And while some believed Brown might leave, he quickly dismissed the idea that he would leave Philadelphia.
“TB12 is my favorite player of all time,” he wrote in a now-deleted tweet.
“I watch Dynasty and it brought back memories from my childhood. Go look up what he did in 2015 when he was doubted/disrespected. Yeah, I see the disrespect. Motivated… yes. That’s it.’
AJ Brown said he paid tribute to his ‘favorite player’ by changing his photo to that of Tom Brady
Brady played 22 seasons in the NFL, 19 of which were with the New England Patriots.
“I didn’t think changing my pfp to make it as high as possible would cause controversy.” Take care of yourself.’
“The Dynasty” is a recently released Apple TV documentary that chronicles the Patriots’ recent success.
Even though Brown doesn’t appear to be moving, it wasn’t entirely unfounded to buy into the trade rumors.
In a 2020 episode of Bussin’ with the boyshe called himself a “huge Patriots fan” and said he “cried” when the team didn’t select him in the 2019 draft, as noted by the New York Post.
Brown had a strong individual season but the Eagles fell in the first round of the playoffs.
Additionally, Brown seems to have recently followed Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett and receiver KJ Osborn on Instagram.
The Eagles won’t want to lose Brown after recording 1,456 yards and seven touchdowns last season.
And according to the journalist Albert BreerPhilly has shut down all inquiries about the Pro Bowl receiver they received this offseason.
Brady, meanwhile, recently spoke about a potential return to the field after his second retirement.
