The New England Patriots have been in rumors for the past few weeks regarding wide receiver AJ Brown, as they have interest in trading for him. The Philadelphia Eagles seem to be open to trading him, but they're looking for the best deal to move him. As of now, the Patriots have been one of the few teams to stay persistent in trying to acquire him, and many think it's a matter of when rather than if he'll be on the team.

Former Patriots' wide receiver Julian Edelman recently didn't make the rumors any better. He posted a GIF where he was saying, “We're all Patriots,” and the camera pans to Brown.

There were people in the comments already making assumptions.

“They’ve asked Jules about #11 it’s done,” one user wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

“What do you know that we don’t Jules,” a second user wrote.

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“Please Jules don’t tease me like this,” another user wrote.

It's uncertain if Edelman had the inside scoop, but it wouldn't be much of a surprise, especially if he made a few calls in the organization. He may have even talked to Brown, and he's one person who would know more than most if he were getting traded.

The latest report from NFL Network's Ian Rapoport claimed that the Eagles may try to trade Brown after June 1st due to cap situations.

“The New England Patriots, who have had consistent dialogue with the Eagles and A.J. Brown, they are still in,” Rapoport said on Good Morning Football. “Part of the problem here, and the reason why the cap number was such a big thing [is] if the Eagles traded A.J. Brown now, it would be $40 million that gets accelerated into their cap as dead money. But if they do it after June 1st, it's just $20 million. That's $20 million less, that is a lot of money…. so trading him after June 1st makes sense.”