Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce isn’t shying away from addressing the elephant in the room surrounding A.J. Brown, but he also made clear his comments shouldn’t be viewed as a personal attack.
Speaking about Brown’s on-field issues and attitude, Kelce said that the star wide receiver’s frustration can sometimes spill into his performance and, as a result, the offense as a whole.
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“He’s just unfortunately a player who allows his internal frustrations to manifest into his play, and it makes him play worse and makes the offense worse and it makes his energy worse. Some guys can block that out and just go out and play football, he’s clearly not one of those guys,” Kelce said, per NJ.com.
Kelce didn’t stop there when discussing how that situation impacts teammates on the field this season and in the past.
“…How hard is it to play with a player that’s not giving full effort? It’s incredibly frustrating. Any player that’s out there when you’re seeing a teammate not go all out, that’s all you want from your teammates, and that’s all we want as fans. It’s a really hard thing to optically watch, it’s frustrating to watch. Few things are infuriating more.”
The comments were discussed quickly, continuing the debate about Brown’s attitude and future in Philadelphia. However, Kelce later clarified his stance on social media, adding that he wasn’t trying to cause an issue with Brown, and it was simply that he was frustrated..
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“It seems people are taking this as a dig on AJ Brown, which wasn’t really the intent of the response. It was apparent that AJ was frustrated, and it’s apparent that AJ lets that affect his play at times. That’s frustrating to watch as fans and people on the outside,” Kelce wrote on X.
“But it’s more important that his teammates and coaches for all of this external frustration still love and only say positive things about AJ. That probably means that his teammates understand where he’s coming from, and that’s what really matters. … I love AJ Brown, I loved him as a teammate, and I think if he ends up getting traded, the Eagles, and fans will end up regretting it majorly.”