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Trade speculation has surrounded elite Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown, despite how unlikely it is to happen. But one Eagles reporter is predicting the team will move on from another AJ.
ESPN’s Tim McManus believes the Birds will move veteran running back AJ Dillon, whom they signed during the offseason. Dillon has appeared in six of Philadelphia’s eight games this season, last playing in Week 6 against the New York Giants.
“Tank Bigsby’s emergence in recent weeks (he rushed for over 100 yards against the Giants after Philly traded for him in September) has pushed Dillon down to fourth on the depth chart behind Saquon Barkley, Bigsby and Will Shipley. Dillon has been solid for Philadelphia this season, but there’s not much of a role for him currently,” McManus reports.
The 27-year-old inked a one-year deal with the Eagles during the offseason after missing all of 2024 due to a neck injury.
In six games, he has just 12 carries for 60 yards and no touchdowns while playing only 13% of the team’s offensive snaps.
Dillon spent four seasons with the Green Bay Packers after being drafted in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. During his time in Green Bay, he rushed for 2,428 yards on 597 carries with 16 touchdowns.
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