Eagles coach Nick Sirianni “fully” encourages star receiver A.J. Brown to counterpoint his thoughts throughout a sport.
Two days after Brown went viral for studying Jim Muphy’s “Inner Excellence” on the bench throughout Philadelphia’s 22-10 wild-card win over the Packers at house, Sirianni addressed the buzzy second Tuesday on 94.1 WIP, the place he pushed again at hypothesis the receiver’s actions stemmed from agitation.
“We don’t do any research and we jump to a conclusion of, ‘Oh he must be disgruntled.’ That to me is lazy,” Sirianni stated of Brown, who had one catch for 10 yards in Sunday’s win, in line with Audacy.
“Everyone needs to figure out why he’s doing it before they jump to judgment on the man. Because the man, A.J. Brown, is a great, great, great person. The man A.J. Brown is the best receiver — and I’ll say it without hesitation — the best receiver that this city has ever seen.”
Fox commentators Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady remarked on Brown’s sideline actions through the broadcast.
“So A.J. Brown, while we’re figuring that out, he’s a little frustrated. Obviously, hasn’t seen too many balls today. He’s gonna read a little passage here,” Burkhardt stated.
Brown, 27, elaborated on the tome postgame with reporters.
“It gives me a sense of peace,” he stated. “That’s a book I bring every single game. My teammates call it a recipe. It’s the first time I heard y’all got it on camera. It’s not the first game. It got a lot of points in there, it’s a lot of mental parts about it.”
Siranni, whose Eagles are two video games away from a Tremendous Bowl berth, added Tuesday, “Whatever these guys need to do to put their mind in a place where they can play with great detail and great effort, I fully encourage them to do that.”
Murphy’s “Inner Excellence” has since topped the charts at Amazon as a No. 1 best-seller.
“It’s been a pretty amazing night,” Murphy instructed Sports activities Illustrated Sunday of the sudden surge. “I’m sitting here in a hotel by myself. I was like, ‘What’s with all these messages?’ And then I saw what happened, and I’m like, ‘Oh my God, that’s crazy.’ Really neat.”
At present in his third season with the Eagles, Brown has tallied 67 receptions for 1,079 yards and 7 touchdowns this 12 months.
The Eagles host the Rams within the Divisional Spherical on Sunday.
