{"id":278669,"date":"2026-04-23T16:58:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=278669"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:58:58","slug":"the-new-england-patriots-must-target-a-j-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/04\/23\/the-new-england-patriots-must-target-a-j-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"The New England Patriots MUST Target A.J. Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 New England Patriots just missed out on winning the Super Bowl. The organization finally has its franchise quarterback of the future. With a top defensive unit and an offense on the rise, there is still one thing missing.<\/span><\/p>\n

The current state of the Patriots offense under head coach Mike Vrabel<\/a> is lacking at the receiver position. Reports and rumors have A.J. Brown as a potential target. This is a must for New England if they want to win the Super Bowl.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It has been a roller-coaster relationship with A.J. Brown<\/a> and the Philadelphia Eagles.<\/a> With the two sides butting heads, all signs may point to him leaving all together.<\/p>\n

Why should the New England Patriots pursue him?<\/span><\/p>\n

How A.J. Brown Can Help New England’s Offense:<\/h2>\n

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\nMaximizing the Drake Maye Window<\/span><\/h3>\n

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye i<\/a>s an MVP-calibur starter. But the Patriots lack a true\u00a0 \u2018X\u2019 weapon who can make plays and dominate one-on-one. Maye also struggled when throwing to targets with smaller catch radiuses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But Brown\u2019s 6 \u20181 height and 225-pound body would give Maye a valuable, safe option. The team recently released wideout Stefon Diggs.<\/a> In his place, they signed Packers receiver Romeo Doubs.<\/a> While he is an effective signing, he is seen more as the second option on the team.<\/span><\/p>\n

A.J. Brown will be able to provide the traditional attributes for a number one receiver. He also will keep the defense honest with his ability to make plays on big routes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The New England Patriots’ Dominance<\/h3>\n

The offense currently will have to rely on DeMario Douglas<\/a> and Romeo Doubs. They are missing the physicality part of a receiver. A.J. Brown is elite at turning slants and hitches into big gains. He doesn\u2019t just win with speed.<\/span><\/p>\n

He will be able to use his arm strength and verbal base before attacking the defense to create separation. This is what made him successful with the Philadelphia Eagles over the past few seasons. His dominance on the outside will have corners on their heels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mike Vrabel Connection<\/h3>\n

If Brown came to the New England Patriots, he would be united with head coach Mike Vrabel. The two were together during their time with the Tennessee Titans.<\/a> Brown was also highly productive during his tenure in the Music City.<\/span><\/p>\n

But also, Vrabel has an offensive scheme that relies heavily on the running game. This is followed by a mix of deep play action down the field. Brown is one of the best deep-ball receivers in the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

He would be used in a variety of ways that can expand his moveset. He is still in his prime and can help the Patriots not just appear in the Super Bowl, but win it. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2025 New England Patriots just missed out on winning the Super Bowl. The organization finally has its franchise quarterback of the future. With a top defensive unit and an offense on the rise, there is still one thing missing. The current state of the Patriots offense under head coach Mike Vrabel is lacking at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5783,"featured_media":278684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":true,"sfio_embed_code":"<\/smartframe-embed>","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6431,5],"tags":[5008,10076,7394,9073],"class_list":["post-278669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-teams","category-patriots","tag-a-j-brown","tag-drake-maye","tag-new-england-patriots-news","tag-romeo-doubs"],"modified_by":"Mike Roberts","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5783"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278669"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278687,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278669\/revisions\/278687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}