Brown, Hurts Reconnect After 1-Month Silence Following June Trade
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Updated · ESPN · Aug 20
Brown, Hurts Reconnect After 1-Month Silence Following June Trade
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Aug 20
Summary
Thursday's brief post-practice chat in Foxborough marked the first known contact between A.J. Brown and Jalen Hurts since Brown's June trade to New England.
The reunion followed Brown's disclosure Wednesday that the former Eagles teammates had not spoken, even as both publicly stressed there was still "love" between them.
Brown and Hurts had been close for years — from Alabama ties to four productive seasons in Philadelphia, where Brown posted back-to-back 1,400-yard seasons and won a Super Bowl after 2024.
That bond had frayed as Brown grew frustrated with his role and target share against zone coverage; he finished 2025 with 1,003 receiving yards, his lowest total in four Eagles seasons, before getting his trade.