When the 2023 NFL draft begins on Thursday, April 27, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown and the Tennessee Titans will be approaching an anniversary that serves as a painful reminder for the latter’s fans.
Friday will mark the one-year anniversary of former general manager Jon Robinson pulling off one of the worst trades in franchise history when he dealt Brown to the Eagles during the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Calling it one of the worst trades in franchise history isn’t a knock on Treylon Burks — the player they took to replace Brown — but rather the trade simply being a terrible idea in and of itself.
To add more salt to the wound, Brown went on to have a sensational season in his first year in Philly, while the Titans sported one of the worst offenses — and receiving corps., in particular — in the NFL.
On the morning of this year’s draft, Brown unfortunately reminded us of the 2022 trade by hilariously stating he’s “traumatized” on draft day after what happened last year.
I shouldn’t have to move by the end of the day right… ?! pic.twitter.com/vLNQYQjs6F
— AJ Brown (@1kalwaysopen_) April 27, 2023
Lol I’m just a little traumatized on draft day . Be patient w me 😂
— AJ Brown (@1kalwaysopen_) April 27, 2023
If there was ever a time to laugh and cry at the same time…
As painful as the trade is to this day, even the most pissed off Titans fan has to get a kick out of this tweet from Brown, not only because it’s funny, but because everyone who hated that trade is feeling the same way.
That’s right, you are not alone.
Aren't we all #Titans https://t.co/fAjlCXnu14 pic.twitter.com/cGxDGhNeLA
— The Titans Wire (@TheTitansWire) April 27, 2023
