Everything Mike Vrabel said about A.J. Brown after blockbuster trade
FOXBOROUGH, Mass — New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel spoke with the media on Tuesday morning ahead of OTAs, but of course, all the focus was on their newly acquired wide receiver. The day prior, the Patriots traded for star receiver A.J. Brown, giving the Philadelphia Eagles a 2028 first and a 2027 fifth-round pick in return. Here's everything Mike Vrabel was asked about and had to say about Brown and the trade: Given your relationship with A.J. Brown, knowing him as a person and player, how important was it for you to make that deal happen? Vrabel: I think just trying to improve our football team every possible way, give our offense multiple weapons to build on what we did last year. I think having experience with the person, to be able to add an accomplished NFL football player, receiver, premium player at his position, but somebody that we also feel strongly about as a person, a competitor and a teammate. I appreciate Eliot [Wolf] for being able to work and get...