ASHBURN — Mike Vrabel made a declaration. In early April, the Tennessee Titans coach was asked in a radio interview if his team would ever trade star wide receiver A.J. Brown. And Vrabel answered decisively: “Not as long as I’m the head coach.”
Brown was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles weeks later, Vrabel’s job still intact.
That being said, Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera on Wednesday sounded just as definitive as Vrabel once did. Rivera, unprompted, told reporters that he would not entertain moving on from Terry McLaurin amid a contract dispute.
“We’re not trading Terry,” Rivera said.