Nick Sirianni sounds off again on A.J. Brown, Jalen Hurts rumored beef ahead of Week 15 vs Steelers
Philadelphia Eagles veteran Brandon Graham stirred up some unnecessary drama in Philly this week when he appeared on a local radio show and blurted out that, "Things have changed" between quarterback Jalen Hurts and wide receiver A.J. Brown. Now, head coach Nick Sirianni is left cleaning up the aftermath. Sirianni attempted to shut things down […]
Philadelphia Eagles veteran Brandon Graham stirred up some unnecessary drama in Philly this week when he appeared on a local radio show and blurted out that, "Things have changed" between quarterback Jalen Hurts and wide receiver A.J. Brown.
Now, head coach Nick Sirianni is left cleaning up the aftermath.
Sirianni attempted to shut things down on Tuesday, but he was pressed again on Wednesday before practice, and he reassured the media that Hurts and Brown's relationship is perfectly fine.
“I talk to these guys all the time about anything and everything. From the game to life to everything. So that's just part of our process, is to go through everything," Sirianni said." You work on that every single day. I see guys that are continuously trying to get better and better and better and working. Jalen and A.J., I see them working to get better. I see them working to get better together, whether that's after an install meeting where they gather right here and talk about how A.J. will run a route or how Jalen will read all those different things.
"They spend so much time on that. … You guys get to see three hours every Sunday where emotions can play as high as they're going to play. You get to see three hours of that. I get to see this every single day of how they go about their business and how they interact with each other. I get to see them after practice working on routes together and talking (about) how they're going to go. And so again, I know there were assumptions of things and we get how that goes, but I can only go on my personal experience of how these guys interact every single day, and these guys are so locked in and focused on getting better and getting better together so they're on the same page to go and accomplish the things we want to accomplish.
"And I witness that every single day and that’s all I can go off of. It’s very similar to when y'all asked me about my relationship with Jalen at the beginning of the year. All I can go off of what I see in my personal interactions, but I understand that there are definitely questions that you guys are going to have based on the last couple of days.”
And after that long response, Sirianni had to reiterate that Graham's comments were far from worrisome and asked the media to turn their attention to the Eagles' Week 15 games against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“A hundred percent,” Sirianni said. “Again, you go on your own personal interactions, but we also understand why it could look that way. I won’t get into what we talk about in team meetings or what my personal talks are with these guys, but we address anything and everything that we need to. I would like for you guys to ask me questions about the Steelers because it’s going to be a tough game, but I understand these are going to be the questions today. I can’t dictate what you guys are going to ask, but I can do this with the team: You address it, you put it out there, so you can be here and here only for the Pittsburgh Steelers.”
Even now, the air might not be cleared and feel somewhat unsettling for some, but what happens on Sunday at the Linc will be telling and what really matters as this team looks toward a playoff run.
