NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- What seemed like the perfect marriage of player and team was broken up by a blockbuster draft-day trade when the Tennessee Titans sent wide receiver A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles for the 18th and 101st overall picks in late April.
The Titans didn't want to lose Brown, but they reached a point where getting a deal done to keep him long term didn’t seem like a possibility. Tennessee contends that contract demands reached into the $29 million per year range with $80 million guaranteed, while Brown told ESPN he would have settled for $22 million annually.