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A.J. Brown's numbers through Week 10 of the NFL season sit at 31 receptions for 408 yards and three receiving touchdowns across eight regular-season games, averaging 13.2 yards per catch but with just two 100-yard receiving games to show for it.
Brown's lack of involvement has been one of the biggest storylines this year for the Philadelphia Eagles, and frustration has boiled over in recent weeks.
The three-time All-Pro receiver recently went on a Twitch live stream and called everything outside of his family " a [expletive] show," and has previously made direct, critical comments about the offense in the locker room when speaking to reporters.
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Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie met with Brown at practice last week in a brief, highly unusual sideline conversation in which Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro had to wave down Brown for the two sides to come together.
According to ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio, Brown pledged to stop airing complaints on social media.
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After the Twitch stream, head coach Nick Sirianni publicly defended Brown as a major part of the game plan while expressing fatigue answering repeated questions about the situation.
"I'm close to being done answering these questions with this," Sirianni said. "He's working hard, and he is a big part of this game plan [for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions], and he'll be a big part of the game plan going forward. He's working like crazy when he's here, and I'm excited to have him."
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Philadelphia (7-2) hosts Detroit 6-3) in an NFC heavyweight matchup on "Sunday Night Football," with the Eagles as slight 2.5-point favorites.
The Lions are coming off a 44-22 victory over the Washington Commanders in Week 10, while Philly comes in riding a three-game win streak with victories over the Vikings, Giants, and Packers.
While the Eagles remain atop the NFC East and on track for a high playoff seed, questions about Brown's usage persist; only time will tell whether his postgame comments continue and if more severe consequences await.
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