On Wednesday, Philadelphia Eagles large receiver A.J. Brown squashed the notion that he and quarterback Jalen Hurts are bickering.
Issues about Brown’s relationship with Hurts arose after Eagles defensive finish Brandon Graham advised they’re having issues on a Monday episode of his radio present with WIP-FM in Philadelphia.
“BG was simply being BG. He is emotional. And in that case, he simply misspoke. Me and Jalen are good,” Brown told the media. “It is BG. Everyone loves BG, he is talking from the guts, simply giving his notion from the skin.”
Per WIP-FM’s Eliot Shorr-Parks, Brown mentioned Philadelphia’s passing assault should enhance after it generated simply 83 passing yards in a 22-16 win over the Carolina Panthers in Week 14. Graham advised Brown’s remark was directed at Hurts, saying, “They have been pals earlier than this, however issues have modified.”
Graham later apologized for his feedback, telling ESPN’s Tim McManus, “[He] made a mistake,” and he should not have made assumptions about Hurts and Brown.
Nonetheless, that did not forestall the state of affairs from probably being blown out of proportion.
“I feel that is what the world did,” Brown mentioned. “They perceived what I mentioned about passing and felt prefer it was an assault on Jalen, and that is what [Graham] did. Me and Jalen’s relationship is private.”
Whereas Brown and Hurts appear advantageous, the Eagles higher hope storylines in regards to the QB-WR tandem subside.
Final season, the Eagles began 10-1 however misplaced 5 of their ultimate six regular-season video games, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers eradicated them within the NFC wild-card spherical. Philadelphia wants no drama to keep away from one other late-season collapse, particularly because it may make its second Tremendous Bowl in three years.
As of Wednesday, FanDuel Sportsbook offers the Eagles (11-2) the third-best Tremendous Bowl LIX odds (+550) behind the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and the Detroit Lions.
If Hurts and Brown begin clicking, Philadelphia may turn into an much more harmful group.
By means of his first 13 begins, Hurts has 16 landing passes. Brown, in the meantime, solely has 4 landing catches in his first 10 video games.
