Over the Eagles' two playoff wins, Brown has caught a combined three passes for 24 yards, astoundingly low numbers for one of the NFL's best receivers, and a pass-catcher that has gone for over 1,000 yards in five of his six NFL seasons.
That might come as a surprise to some given how little Brown has had to do in the passing game the last two weeks. Brown has three catches for 24 yards in the team’s first two playoff outings, but he made it clear on Wednesday that his personal results are less important than what’s on the scoreboard.
PHILADELPHIA — Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown could start a book club with his teammates. Brown, who has received criticism for reading on the sidelines during the Eagles’ home playoff victory over the Green Bay Packers last Sunday, reads “Inner Excellence” by Jim Murphy during games to help him stay engaged.
The Eagles advanced to the NFC championship game by defeating the Los Angeles Rams, but an Eagles players uncharacteristic drops made the game close for most of the afternoon.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown, who signed a three-year, $96 million contract extension with the team last offseason, showed up to Sunday’s NFC divisional round playoff game in a Honda Accord.
Brown's decision to read Jim Murphy's "Inner Excellence" during Philadelphia's wild-card round has dominated news cycles ahead of the divisional round. In the aftermath of that decision, Brown opened up about his relationship with the book and, as a result, developed a relationship with the author himself.
Brown believes he left "a lot of opportunities" on the field in the Eagles' playoff win over the Rams. “I can’t worry about what happened in the past or even these past two games,” he said.
The star Philadelphia wideout was seen reading on the sideline during the team’s wild-card win over the Packers.
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Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown was seen on the sidelines reading a book late in the team's playoff win over the Green Bay Packers.
Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown ignited a public kerfuffle Sunday when he was spotted reading a book — Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life, by Jim Murphy — to inspire himself during the team’s ...
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni pushed back on the criticism toward A.J. Brown after the wide receiver was reading a book during a playoff game.