The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Titans GM Jon Robinson said the decision to send Brown to the Eagles in a blockbuster deal was made Thursday when the team realized it would be hard to get an extension done. Although coach Mike Vrabel said the Titans "went to the extreme to try and keep Brown," Brown told ESPN that getting traded to the Eagles (in exchange for the 18th and 101st overall picks) wasn't his doing. "This wasn't my fault," Brown told ESPN. "I wanted to stay, but the deal they offered was a low offer. The deal they offered wasn't even $20 million a year."

Diehards Line:Brown said the Titans' offer topped out at $16 million per season with incentives that would have driven the deal up to a $20 million average. At 24 years old, Brown was entering the final year of his rookie contract that would have paid him around $4 million in 2022. He had no intention of reporting to offseason activities in hopes of securing a new deal after seeing the explosive increase in wide receiver contracts during the free-agency period. The Eagles saw an opportunity to get Brown and team him with quarterback Jalen Hurts, who was heavily involved with recruiting Brown to Alabama before he chose to stay in-state and play for Ole Miss. Brown agreed to a four-year, $100 million contract with the Eagles that includes $57 million guaranteed, according to ESPN's Kimberley Martin. The $25 million per year average is the fourth highest in the NFL behind Tyreek Hill ($30 million), Davante Adams ($28 million) and DeAndre Hopkins ($27.3 million).