A.J. Brown is back to sending cryptic messages despite Eagles’ dramatic win in Tampa Bay
Oh, boy.
The Philadelphia Eagles are 4-0 after beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, but No. 1 wide receiver A.J. Brown doesn’t appear to be too happy about it, regardless.
After being used sparingly in the first two weeks of the season, Brown hauled in six catches on seven targets for 109 yards and a touchdown in the Eagles’ win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3.
The Eagles attempted to get Brown involved against the Bucs, but he caught just two passes on nine targets for seven yards.
After the game, Brown took to Twitter (X) to show his frustration, posting a screenshot of a Bible verse:
“If you’re not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way.”
The phrase “If you’re not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw” comes from the Bible, specifically from Jesus’s instructions to his disciples as recorded in Mark 6:11 and Matthew 10:14
Before that post, Brown previously wrote, “I love yall with MY heart,” with a bandaged heart emoji in another tweet.
Nick Sirianni called out A.J. Brown’s mental toughness after Week 1’s lack of targets
While fans and media were fired up over Brown’s lack of targets, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni turned Brown’s lack of targets into a teaching moment.
“What about that mental toughness by A.J. Brown to go, ‘Okay, the ball hasn’t come to me in three quarters.’ That might be the first time that’s ever happened to him in his career as a football player because he’s such a good player, and you’re always trying to find ways to do that. But he makes a play in a critical moment when his number was called,” Sirianni said. “You look for moments like that to really show and preach the stuff that’s important to your core values and your culture.
“That was just a great example by one of our captains of, ‘Hey, it didn’t go exactly the way you wanted it to go, or any of us envisioned it going, that’s life, that’s football, but when called upon and the ball did come your way, you made this huge play.’ And was it a first down? No, but it set us up to get the first down where it Dallas’ offense didn’t come back on the field, and you set us up to get that and make this huge play when maybe the ball wasn’t going your way all night.
“That’s why A.J.’s special because even in a game like that, he does things without the ball to help us win, and he makes a play in a critical moment. Great throw by Jalen and great route and catch by A.J., and made a play in a critical moment to help us win the football game.”
Sirianni then doubled down on his comments in Week 3.
This isn’t the first time that Brown has been noticeably upset with the Eagles’ offense. We’ll see how Sirianni and staff respond in Week 5, when they take on the Denver Broncos at home.
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