India, March 23 -- The New England Patriots, especially quarterback Drake Maye, have already started prepping for the arrival of a top WR. However, experts and league insiders have identified the one hurdle that could prevent the deal, or at least delay it. According to ESPN's Mike Reiss, the timing of any trade is heavily tied to the NFL's salary cap rules.

"If the Eagles traded the receiver before June 1, they would absorb $43.5 million in dead money on their salary cap ($20.1 million more than his current cap charge)."... If they traded Brown after June 1, the dead money on their salary cap would be $16.353 million," Reiss wrote on X, platform formerly known as Twitter.

While uncertainty surrounds Brown's future in Philadelphia, the ...