The Tennessee Titans made a catastrophic mistake when they traded superstar wide receiver AJ Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022 amidst a contract dispute. The Titans were coming off six consecutive winning seasons when then-general manager Jon Robinson made that ill-advised decision. They haven't had a winning season post-Brown trade, going 16-35 in three campaigns since.
Robinson was fired roughly six months after trading Brown to Philadelphia for first-and-third-round picks. To make matters worse, the Titans selected Treylon Burks to replace Brown. One of the team's bigger first-round busts in recent memory, Burks was waived earlier this offseason, and ironically enough, recently leaned on Brown for advice.
Meanwhile, the Eagles and Brown are fresh off a Super Bowl win. Eagles GM Howie Roseman recently recounted the Brown trade while appearing on the acclaimed Bussin' with the Boys podcast, hosted by former Titans Will Compton and Taylor Lewan. Roseman's account somehow made Robinson look even worse.
Ex-Titans GM Jon Robinson looks even worse after Howie Roseman recalls AJ Brown trade
"I understood where he [Jon Robinson] was financially," Roseman said. "We had a quarterback at the time on a rookie deal. We had the trade [for Brown] done, the terms agreed to in the morning, but we had to get a contract done. We had two first-round picks in that draft. I said, Jon, we can't do this trade unless we get a contract done. Between our first pick (No. 12) and No. 18, I'm trying to finish the contract [with Brown]. Less than five people in our building knew what was going on."
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Eagles GM Howie Roseman shares the backstory of the trade for former Titans’ WR AJ Brown with @BussinWTB: pic.twitter.com/hDnJjjwZaf
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 15, 2025
The Titans possessed enough cap space to re-sign Brown to a lucrative contract. Robinson and all parties involved simply fumbled the negotiation and traded away one of the best wide receivers in franchise history. The Titans have been on a downward spiral ever since, and hearing Roseman recall the Brown negotiation makes Robinson look even worse.