AJ Brown is still not on the best of terms with Jalen Hurts. On Friday, the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver declined reports that he and his quarterback had a private meeting after a defeat to the Denver Broncos that also involved Saquon Barkley.
He provided a more detailed explanation on Social media:
"That wasn’t a meeting or a sit-down. I said, 'I don’t recall' because it got painted like there was tension, and (Barkley) had to step in. That’s not true. I was walking to my car, saw them, and stopped to talk. Nothing more."
Back on Tuesday, Hurts had said this about the "meeting":
“That’s just us talking about the collective, about taking ownership for what we can, about how we move forward as a team so we can continue to find ways to win games.”
Barkley also expressed his thoughts:
“I feel like that conversation is meant to stay between us. The focus was all about the team, which I think is a good thing.”
The Eagles' misery has not stopped with the rumors of Browns' rift with Hurts. Yesterday, they faced a disappointing 17-34 loss at the organizational disaster that was the New York Giants.
Initially, the game was close, it went to rout territory when CorDale Flott intercepted Hurts in the fourth quarter in the first of a pair of turnovers. Brown gave this telling account of what he felt after it happened:
"I think just accepted that we was about to lose. That was like, our last chance. We had to get points there, and we didn't."
Bills urged to trade for AJ Brown
It is very unlikely that the Eagles will trade away AJ Brown even after his grievances about the diminution of his role in the offense. However, The Sporting News' Jarret Bailey still has a destination in mind: the Buffalo Bills.
He writes:
"Considering the Bills' clear need of a true alpha No. 1 receiver, and Brown obviously wanting to get his targets and be a bigger part of winning for a contender, what better place to go than Buffalo? What would it take for the Bills to get it done? The answer is who cares - do it."
Both teams will face each other in Week 17 on December 28. Kickoff is at 4:25 pm ET on Fox.