Cornerback Shelden Brown wants a raise or a trade from the Eagles, but the team is holding strong and denying both requests. "I've always been treated like the redheaded stepchild, ever since I was drafted," Brown said. "I've always been the nice guy, never said anything. I think they took that for granted." Brown's agent had reportedly been trying to ask for a raise or trade privately, but didn't feel as though the Eagles were receptive. "My agent [Jason Chayut] has been trying to do it in a respectful fashion," said Brown, who said that his request is "just business," and that he respects the Eagles organization and appreciates owner Jeffrey Lurie. "I love him to death." The organization responded to the developments on Monday with the following statement: "It's very unfortunate and counterproductive that Sheldon has chosen to go public with his feelings about his situation. After thorough evaluation by himself and discussions with his family and agents, he chose to accept an extension of his rookie contract early that provided his family financial security for the rest of his life. It removed any concerns about health or performance that all other players in his draft class had to worry about. He has 4 years remaining on that contract and, after taking the signing bonus and his first 2 years of salary into account, we feel that Sheldon is being paid fairly. Focusing only on a player's salary for a given year is not a valid analysis. "There have been league MVPs, Super Bowl champion quarterbacks, and perennial Pro Bowlers who have been in a similar situation. All of their teams have required them to wait until their contract expired or there was only 1 year remaining before any adjustment took place. It is only in the most extraordinary, in fact, less than a handful of circumstances in the last 10 years that any players 2 new years into a contract with 4 years left have been adjusted. We don't think this qualifies as an extraordinary circumstance. "Sheldon's comments under the circumstances actually serve to devalue him in a trade if we were willing to consider it; which we are not."