Eagles WR A.J. Brown agrees to terms on three-year, $96 million extension

Philadelphia can stop the hand-wringing: A.J. Brown is staying for the long haul.

The Eagles and Brown have settled on a three-year extension worth $96 million, making Brown the league’s top-earning receiver, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport’s report on Thursday before the 2024 NFL Draft. Rapoport also stated that the deal, which will last until the 2029 season, includes a record $84 million in guaranteed money for any receiver contract.

Brown has been an essential impact player from the moment he first stepped on a field in an Eagles uniform. Acquired via trade with the Titans — a trade that appeared to anger former Tennessee head coach Mike Vrabel and created a roster hole in Tennessee that presaged the eventual firing of general manager Jon Robinson — Brown jumped to the Eagles at the perfect time, helping them reach the Super Bowl in his first season in Philadelphia.

Brown has caught more passes in two seasons with the Eagles (194) than he did in three years with the Titans (185), racking up 2,952 yards and 18 touchdowns in 34 games and earning two second-team All-Pro selections and Pro Bowl nods. He became visibly frustrated in 2023, though, just as things started to fall apart with the Eagles, leading to a late-season collapse capped by a dreadful showing on Super Wild Card Weekend.

Brown eventually quelled the rumors he was unhappy in Philadelphia, calling into 94WIP in late February to address the matter and explain, “I want to be here, simple as that.”

Nearly two months later, he kept his word with the extension, which will keep him with the Eagles well beyond the initial end date (2027) of his previous contract. With Jalen Hurts under contract, the tandem will be teaming up for years to come.