A Patriots insider has likened the team's trade for wide receiver AJ Brown to the ill-fated acquisition of Antonio Brown, suggesting the move could prove equally detrimental.
The comparison was made in a column published on November 8, 2026, where the insider argued that the circumstances surrounding the AJ Brown deal carry similar risks to the 2019 signing of Antonio Brown, which ended in controversy and a quick departure.
While the AJ Brown trade brought a proven playmaker to New England, the insider warned that the high cost and potential locker-room dynamics mirror the pitfalls of the previous high-profile receiver experiment.
