PHILADELPHIA — Hours after video surfaced of him saying issues are “a s—show” exterior of his household life, Eagles receiver A.J. Brown acquired to the basis of his frustration.
In feedback to the media at his locker late Wednesday afternoon, Brown mentioned his discontent is with Philadelphia’s offense as a complete, not his personal state of affairs.
And he is not apologizing for what he mentioned.
“It is not simply solely about my state of affairs. I wish to win, too,” he mentioned. “I believe if we’re actually targeted on profitable and doing our job, we won’t simply hold slapping a Band-Support over the protection doing their job and getting us out of bother. At what level are we going to select up our slack as an offense?
“That is what I am getting at. It is not about, ‘I do not care about profitable, all I care about is stats.’ No. It has been week after week typically we’re not doing our job on offense. You’ll be able to’t hold slapping a Band-Support over that and anticipate to win late within the yr and assume you are going to go to that on the finish of the yr. It is not going to f—ing occur.”
Brown was focused thrice in Monday’s 10-7 win over the Inexperienced Bay Packers and completed with two catches for 13 yards.
On Wednesday morning, video surfaced displaying streamer JankyRondo enjoying a sport of “Madden.” At one level, the gamer requested Brown if all the things was going effectively.
“I imply, no,” Brown responded. “The place have you ever been? Household is sweet. Every thing else, no. It is a s—show.”
Requested concerning the video Wednesday, Brown mentioned he was “simply speaking to my good friend, having enjoyable with my good friend. I am not apologizing for that. As a result of you probably have eyes, you possibly can see that. It is not that I used to be throwing anyone beneath the bus. I am actually making an attempt to chuckle by way of this s—.
“This s— is hard. However I am making an attempt to make enjoyable of the state of affairs to attempt to get by way of it.”
Talking earlier Wednesday, Eagles coach Nick Sirianni mentioned he did not assume Brown’s continued voicing of his discontentment has turn out to be a distraction to the group.
“No, I do not assume so,” Sirianni mentioned. “You’ll be able to solely go out of your interactions with all people and the way in which they go about their work every day that you just guys aren’t capable of see. However no, it is enterprise as ordinary.”
Brown has 31 catches for 408 yards and three touchdowns in eight video games this season. He is on tempo to complete with 867 receiving yards, which might be a profession low.
The reigning Tremendous Bowl champions rank twenty fifth within the NFL in passing yards (191.7) and twelfth in factors per sport (24.2). Third-down offense additionally has been a problem; they’re twenty seventh with a conversion fee of 42.4% and have gone three-and-out on 41% of their drives, which ranks twenty eighth.
“Final yr is what it was, thanks for the ring, nevertheless it’s a brand new season,” Brown mentioned. “They tailored, we have now to adapt and we have now to proceed to get higher and discover new methods. That is the place the frustration is available in … I wish to win, sure, and assist contribute as effectively and do our factor on offense as effectively. I believe that is truthful.”
“Final yr is what it was, thanks for the ring, nevertheless it’s a brand new season. They tailored, we have now to adapt and we have now to proceed to get higher and discover new methods. That is the place the frustration is available in … I wish to win, sure, and assist contribute as effectively and do our factor on offense as effectively. I believe that is truthful.”
Eagles WR A.J. Brown
Brown has voiced his frustration on social media a number of occasions this season, together with after wins.
Sirianni was requested how he can reconcile his assertion that it has been “enterprise as ordinary” with the receiver when his newest feedback appear to contradict that.
“I am near being accomplished answering these questions with this,” Sirianni mentioned. “He is working laborious and he’s an enormous a part of this sport plan [for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions] and he’ll be an enormous a part of the sport plan going ahead. He is working like loopy when he is right here, and I am excited to have him.”
Equally, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts shut down questions on Brown after just a few queries from the media Wednesday.
“We have got the Detroit Lions [this week], so I am undoubtedly going to place a halt to that,” he mentioned. “The extra we drive that, the extra of a distraction it turns into. And I believe in the end, it is concerning the group.”
The Eagles leaned conservative Monday night time, significantly on third-and-longs in what developed right into a defensive contest with the Packers. Brown was focused solely twice over the primary 59 minutes of the sport earlier than Hurts went to him on a deep move on fourth-and-6 from the Packers 35-yard line that fell incomplete. That gave Inexperienced Bay an opportunity to tie it, however Brandon McManus’ 64-yard try was effectively off the mark and Philadelphia held on to enhance to 7-2.
“In case you take a look at how the sport went, there have been plenty of performs which are going to [Brown] that for various causes do not,” Sirianni mentioned. “As an illustration, [DeVonta Smith]’s landing, that play goes to A.J.; they took it away, and [Hurts] threw it excessive. You’ll be able to’t take a look at stats and simply say that is what’s taking place. You’ll be able to’t paint the image that means.
“A.J. Brown is likely one of the greatest receivers within the NFL, so after all we’re making an attempt to get him concerned within the sport each single time.”