The relationship between Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and receiver A.J. Brown appears to be at unraveling after Brown told reporters on Sunday that “passing” is the biggest issue with the offense.
During the Brandon Graham Show, the veteran Eagles linebacker offered some insight into the rift between Hurts and Brown.
“The person that’s complaining needs to be accountable, and I’m just being honest, and he knows this. I don’t know the whole story, but I know that [Hurts] is trying and [Brown] could be better with how he responds to things,” Graham said. “They were friends before this, but things have changed, and I understand that because life happens. But, it’s the business side that we have to make sure that we don’t let the personal get in the way of the business, and that’s what we gotta do better right now.”
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A.J. Brown admitted being frustrated after Jalen Hurts was limited to just 108 passing yards in Sunday’s 22-16 win over the Carolina Panthers. Brown was held to just four catches for 43 yards and ddint’ catch either of Hurts’ two touchdown passes. At one point in the game, Brown slammed his helmet on the ground following a three-and-out.
Graham went on to add that he feels Brown should address his issue with Hurts directly rather than voice his frustrations to the media.
“We know it’s an issue, everybody’s seen some things, but we need to be able to talk things out as men. We need to let personal stuff go, and let’s get right for this game,” Graham said. “It’s like a lot of stuff, most of the time, it’s just a conversation that needs to be had, but the person with the problem gotta want to talk to the person rather than others, that’s all I’m saying.”
The drama is very surprising considering the Eagles are 11-2 and have the second best record in the NFL, while winners of nine straight. Still, the team’s success is overshadowing the fact that the passing game is struggling, ranking 31st in the NFL with 180.6 yards per game through the air.
Philadelphia will look to make it 10 wins in a row when it meets the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3) in a marquee matchup between division leaders on Sunday.
