{"id":359783,"date":"2025-09-11T15:31:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/359783\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:31:09","slug":"a-j-brown-shuts-down-injury-talk-after-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/359783\/","title":{"rendered":"A.J. Brown shuts down injury talk after Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> lost 24-20 to the Dallas Cowboys in their season opener, concerns arose about WR A.J. Brown. Though he sustained a hamstring injury, he was not placed on the injured list<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Brown defused any concerns<\/a> about his well-being, per Sportsradio 94 WIP.<\/p>\n

Essentially, Brown explained the strategy that led him to get boxed in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got zoned the entire game, I didn\u2019t get one single man rep,\u201d he said. \u201cObviously, there won\u2019t be any separation. And I\u2019m not hurt and I wasn\u2019t a decoy. Just kind of how the game went.\u201d<\/p>\n

The problem was there before the start of the season. Brown experienced hamstring issues during Eagles training camp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But decided to go ahead and play against the Cowboys. He finished the game with 8 yards on one reception.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Eagles are setting their sights on their highly anticipated Super Bowl rematch<\/a> with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.<\/p>\n

During the Super Bowl, Brown recorded 2 touchdowns on 10 receptions for a total of 139 receiving yards. The Eagles ended up defeating the Chiefs 40-22<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The pressure is on for the Eagles to contend for a repeat<\/a>. To do so, players such as Brown must be in good standing.<\/p>\n

The dynamism of A.J. Brown<\/p>\n

In all, Brown is one of the elite wide receivers in the NFL. Best known for his strong physicality that enables him to maneuver past defenders after catching the ball.<\/p>\n

Upon catching the ball, he can sprint like a running back, make all sorts of cuts, and reads the coverage well to his own advantage.<\/p>\n

As a result, Brown has produced some notable stats. In 2022, he set an Eagles single season record with 1,496 receiving yards.<\/p>\n

The following year, Brown became the first player in NFL history to have at least 125 receiving yards over six games.<\/p>\n

Also, he is a three-time Pro-Bowler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After the Philadelphia Eagles lost 24-20 to the Dallas Cowboys in their season opener, concerns arose about WR…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359784,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2068],"tags":[5831,25,7,6,30382,242,109,2476],"class_list":{"0":"post-359783","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-eagles","8":"tag-aj-brown","9":"tag-eagles","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-nfl-injury","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","15":"tag-philadelphiaeagles"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115186387255070594","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}