Eagles’ DeVonta Smith offers his opinion on A.J. Brown trade talk that didn’t come to pass

PHILADELPHIA — The question — “Is this the place you want to be?” — was an obvious one and, at least in the minds of the Eagles’ two star receivers, the answer — phrased in the form of a question — was just as obvious.

“Have I said anything (about not being here)?” A.J. Brown said Thursday after both he and the Eagles returned to the practice field in South Philadelphia.

Brown’s next-door-neighbor in the locker room felt the need to chime in on the matter.

“Why wouldn’t he be here?” DeVonta Smith asked.

That had been the prevailing opinion throughout the last month as the trade deadline neared, but pockets of doubt were created by stories suggesting general manager Howie Roseman might move his star receiver for the right hefty price.

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