US EditionEagles coach Nick Sirianni defends A.J. Brown
Coach Sirianni highlighted Brown’s 78 catches and 1,003 yards this season while attributing drops to wind and emotional intensity during the playoff loss.
- On Sunday, Nick Sirianni, Eagles coach, defended A.J. Brown, Eagles receiver, after the playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers and a sideline exchange requiring Dom DiSandro, Eagles chief security officer, to separate them.
- Late in the fourth quarter, A.J. Brown had two drops including one near the Eagles 40 on the final drive with a little over two minutes remaining as the Eagles advanced before the drive stalled.
- On Brown's relationship with the coach, Nick Sirianni, Eagles coach, described a long emotional bond and defended Brown's catching ability, citing wind and targets as factors in missed catches.
- Brown finished the game with three catches and declined to speak to postgame reporters after the season-ending elimination, capping a year marked by a midseason production jump and strong finish.
- Teammates pointed to A.J. Brown's passion and availability this year despite his underuse, with Jordan Mailata praising his humility and grit, saying he has picked the team up when needed.
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Eagles coach Nick Sirianni defends A.J. Brown
PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Nick Sirianni defended A.J. Brown after Sunday’s 23-19 playoff loss to the 49ers in which the wide receiver dropped three passes and was engaged in some sideline fireworks. “He’s got the best hands I’ve ever seen,” Sirianni said. “The way he catches the ball, the amount of different types of catches that he’s made. When you get as many targets as he does, you’re going to have some drops. Not ever using an excuse, but …
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A.J. Brown ducks media after sideline blowup, awful performance in possible Eagles swansong
A.J. Brown ducked the media after a disappointing performance in the Eagles' 23-19 loss to the 49ers in the wild-card round, raising more questions about the receiver’s future in the City of Brotherly Love.
AJ Brown had nothing to say, that is, to journalists after the defeat of the Philadelphia Eagles in the playoffs to the San Francisco 49ers. Philadelphia’s star receiver had much to say to coach Nick Syrianni, and vice versa, during a discussion at the end of the second quarter of the game that finally marked the end of the Eagles’ attempt to defend their Super Bowl title last season. Strong winds blew at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelp…
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