Eagles’ Sirianni talks A.J. Brown facing old team on Sunday
Goforitradio Staff
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For the first three seasons of his career, Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown was a member of the Tennessee Titans. During his time with Tennessee, Brown established himself as one of the better wideouts in football, including making the Pro Bowl in 2020.
During this year’s draft, Brown was traded to the Eagles from the Titans and signed a four-year, $100 million contract with Philadelphia.
This Sunday, Brown can show the Titans what they are missing as Tennessee travels to Philadelphia to battle the Eagles.
On Wednesday, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni discussed what he would say to Brown as he prepares to face his former team.
“What I said to [WR] Zach Pascal before we played Indianapolis is going to be similar things in my message to [WR] A.J. [Brown] this week,” Sirianni said. “He doesn’t have to do any more than just go out there and be himself. He doesn’t have to press. He just has to go out there and do his job to the best of his ability with the attention to detail, and to go out there — because if you allow yourself — every week, you can do that to yourself.
“I know there is no team for A.J. to go home to in Mississippi, but I’m going to New Orleans, and I am going to treat that bigger because I’m playing in front of them. Or now I’m going to play my former team here. Oh, now I’m going to play — I’m thinking of Ole Miss guys — now I’m going to play this team, and that was my college roommate, and so now I have to get up for this one.
“If you just treat everyone the same, right? That’s the way to go. And then you don’t allow yourself to ride these waves of the season, because there is always going to be different schedules, there is going to be Thanksgiving one week, and then there is going to be Christmas one week.
“You got to stay true to your process, and that’s the key. Because every game, the next game is always biggest game. We don’t want to let each other down, and so you got to prep for every game the same. But naturally, human nature will take over, and that’s my job as a coach to make sure that he knows he doesn’t have to do anything more than just be A.J. Brown. That’s why he’s here. That’s why we traded for him, that’s why we paid him, because he’s a phenomenal player. Just go be yourself. You don’t have to do anything special because you’re special enough to go out there and play.”
After 11 games, Brown, to no one surprise, has established himself as the team’s number-one wide receiver, as he leads the team in receiving yards(831) and touchdown receptions(7). He’s been as advertised.
