Eagles’ trade for A.J. Brown minimizes risk in draft, but why would the Titans part with an elite receiver?

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA — Six picks for two players. More has been sacrificed for just one individual, but when the Eagles traded up for Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis, sacrificing four draft selections, and dealt to the Titans two more picks for wide receiver A.J. Brown, they forever altered their franchise. The first round of the NFL draft on Thursday was bound to be a momentous one for the team, even after general manager Howie Roseman traded away one of three selections earlier this month. The Eagles entered with the No. 15 and 18 picks and the usual buzz about the trigger-happy Roseman on the…