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PHILADELPHIA — A.J. Brown and Jalen Hurts said all week they were good. They didn’t have a chance to show it until Sunday.
As the ol’ saying goes, actions speak louder than words. All it took was 13 minutes, 47 seconds of game time to show Philadelphia everything was fine. That was the moment when Hurts connected with Brown for a 5-yard touchdown pass to put the Philadelphia Eagles ahead for good in a 27-13 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
There went Brown, running right over to Hurts to celebrate with his quarterback. The jubilee was similar to the dance scene from Kid ‘n Play in “House Party,” the exclamation point that everything was indeed good between Hurts and Brown.
“That was our moment to tell everybody to shut up,” Brown said. “Honestly.”
There was enough self-inflicted drama in the Eagles locker room this week that “The Young and the Restless” couldn’t keep up. At the center of it were Hurts and Brown, through no fault of their own.
When asked what the offense needed to improve upon after a narrow victory over the Carolina Panthers the week prior, Brown responded with a one-word answer — passing. The comment was genuine and wasn’t intended as a slight at Hurts in any way.
Just when the “passing” comment was dying down, the hornet’s nest was kicked when Eagles team captain Brandon Graham said Hurts and Brown “were friends, but things have changed.” The “passing” comment then took a life of its own, as the swarm of media hovered upon Hurts, Brown and several other Eagles stars throughout the week.
How could a team that’s won nine games in a row have such controversy surrounding them? Regardless of what transpired, Brown certainly wasn’t apologizing for his initial comment.
“I said it for a reason,” Brown said. “I didn’t have any intention behind it. It wasn’t for me to get involved. It was for us to get on the same page and put our best foot…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-12-17 00:31:00
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