Eagles’ Syrianni ‘definitely okay’ with Brown reading during games

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Nick Sirianni offered a strong defense of AJ Brown on Tuesday, saying he was “definitely fine” with the star receiver reading a book on the sideline during the game, and dismissed those who speculated what was behind Brown’s action. behavior.

Syrianni’s comments came Tuesday during a radio appearance on 94.1 WIP after Brown sparked conversation by reading Jim Murphy’s “Inner Excellence” on the sideline during the Eagles’ playoff win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. .

“Some guys pray in the middle, some guys mediate in the middle. AJ reads in the middle. Whatever these guys need to do to get their minds in a place where they can play with great detail and great effort, I fully encourage them to do it.” do.” Syrianni said.

Brown had one catch on three targets in the game, raising questions about whether he was acting out of frustration.

“We don’t do any research and come to the conclusion, ‘Oh, he must be unhappy.’ That to me is lazy,” Syrianni added. “Everyone needs to find out why he’s doing it before they judge the man. Because the man, AJ Brown, is a great, great, great person. The man, AJ Brown, is the best receiver, and I’ll say that. “Without a doubt, the best receiver this city has ever seen… It’s hard for me to see when people approach him without doing the proper research on who the man is and what he’s doing in the first place.”

Brown explained that he brings the book to every game and reads it because there are passages that give him a sense of peace. And no, I didn’t read it because I was dissatisfied.

“I wasn’t frustrated at all. I thought that’s what everyone probably thought,” Brown said Sunday. “Why do you always think I’m frustrated? Damn. I like reading.”

Brown took to social media to further explain why reading during games works for him. “I use it to refocus and stay focused despite what may happen in the game, good or bad,” he wrote on X. “People tend to create controversy when they don’t know the truth.”

All the attention has been very good for book sales. “Inner Excellence” ranked first on Amazon’s trending list after previously ranking 523,497.