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One of the longest-running dramas in the NFL has come to a close, as wide receiver AJ Brown was finally traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the New England Patriots. Brown was traded on June 1 after months of rumors about the deal.
According to reports, AJ Brown has been angling for a move to the New England Patriots for a while now, potentially even as early as Week 4 of the 2025 season. A move to New England reunites him with head coach Mike Vrabel, who was his coach during his days with the Tennessee Titans.
New England Patriots wide receiver AJ Brown is being dragged for sharing an AI-made photo of himself in a Pats jersey alongside a Diddy song
After the trade was announced, Brown took to social media to celebrate, but did so in a wildly cringeworthy fashion as he shared an AI-made photo of himself as a kid in a Patriots jersey alongside a Diddy song. Diddy, real name Sean Combs, is currently in prison serving a 50-month sentence after being convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Nike started making NFL jerseys in 2012…
Either A.J. Brown looked surprisingly small at 15-years old or this picture is edited. 😂 pic.twitter.com/0EApdIcyMt
— Anthony DiBona (@DiBonaNFL) June 1, 2026
AJ Brown posted a ‘childhood’ photo in a Patriots jersey for his big homecoming moment.
One problem: Nike didn’t make NFL jerseys until 2012—when AJ was already 15.
So either he was tiny at 15… or that photo’s edited. 👀 pic.twitter.com/UxFGMtmROW
— Eagle Times (@_EagleTimes) June 1, 2026
“Look at the jersey lol. When did any brand make a jersey that looked like that? Fraudin for the Gram is crazy work,” one NFL fan said.
“Hated Hurts so much he edited a patriots jersey onto a baby picture of himself with ai in preparation for when he got traded,” a second added.
“This may legitimately be the corniest thing I’ve seen in all my days as a sports fan,” a third wondered.
“AJ Brown top 5 funniest MFs in the league,” a fourth concluded.
AJ Brown did not post a thank you to Philadelphia.
Instead he posted AI images of himself in a Patriots jersey set to a song by Diddy pic.twitter.com/ZQetKgEhCs
— Joe Pezz🇵🇷🦅 (@joepezz_) June 1, 2026
Zoom in… AJ deadass just posted AI Patriots jerseys just to pander I’m actually laughing so hard these aren’t even real pictures 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/NlPDP5ZVrg
— 🦅 (@EaglesOwnYou) June 1, 2026
Brown was traded from the Eagles to the Patriots on Monday, June 1 in exchange for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.
Brown, drafted by the Titans out of Ole Miss in the 2nd round of the 2019 NFL Draft, has played 7 seasons for the Eagles and Titans, and has had 524 catches for 8,029 yards and has scored 58 touchdowns. He’s been selected to three Pro Bowls and won a Super Bowl with the Eagles in 2024.