PHILADELPHIA — It is time to remove the “misunderstood” label from A.J. Brown.
He has made himself clear — again and again.
He has detailed why catching the football is existential for him. There is no longer any mystery about the source of his misery. The three-time All-Pro wide receiver is inarguably equipped to help the Philadelphia Eagles win, and the 2025 Eagles offense has too often stagnated with Brown’s production too often reduced to a non-factor.
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Monday night’s 10-7 win over the Green Bay Packers was the latest example. Brown was targeted only three times in a defensive game that was scoreless at halftime, and only once after the opening drive. Given Brown’s previous behavior, it should be no surprise that he continued to be candid about his state of mind while playing Madden late Tuesday night with his friend, a streamer who goes by Janky Rondo, on the live-streaming platform Twitch.
“Everything good?” Rondo asked.
“No,” Brown said, chuckling. “Where have you been?”
“You’re my dog,” Rondo said with a laugh. “Like, I still gotta check up.”
“Like family good, yeah,” Brown continued, pausing between stints of laughter. “Everything else, no. It’s a s—show. ‘How you been.’ I been struggling, brother.”
The only thing newsworthy about their exchange was how public it was.
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