An injury may diminish the already unlikely chance of the New England Patriots reuniting Mike Vrabel with a star player before the NFL’s Nov. 4 trade deadline.

The Philadelphia Eagles ruled out A.J. Brown for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. The Pro Bowl wide receiver will miss his first game of the 2025 season due to a hamstring injury.

MassLive’s Mark Daniels and The Athletic’s Chad Graff are among the numerous writers who have mentioned Brown as a potential Patriots trade target. He spent the first three seasons of his career playing for Vrabel’s Tennessee Titans before getting traded to Philadelphia.

It’s not often that an elite player for the defending Super Bowl champion draws significant speculation as a midseason trade candidate. The 5-2 Eagles certainly aren’t

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