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With the Philadelphia Eagles' run to a second-straight Super Bowl appearance ending abruptly, there's long been rumors about drama in the locker room.
The Eagles started last season 10-1 and lost six of their final seven games, getting eliminated in the wild-card round of the playoffs by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Speculation has pointed to A.J. Brown, who has been seen angry on the sidelines and has pointed the finger right back at the media.
Brown didn't speak much to reporters during the team's losing streak as reports swirled he was dividing the locker room.
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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown celebrates after a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers Oct. 30, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
But Brown decided to call WIP radio in Philadelphia to address afternoon drive hosts Ike Reese and Jack Fritz.
Brown said he wanted to confront the hosts because of the rumors they've been "making up."
"You guys are supposed to support Philly, but it doesn’t turn out to be that. Why make up so many rumors? Most of the rumors don’t even be real rumors. These are rumors that you guys are making up, and everybody ran with," Brown said on the show.
But Reese, a former Eagle, said it wasn't them specifically reporting anything. Instead, Reese said, they often talk about hypotheticals and reports to kill time and create content for a four-hour show five days a week.
Brown understood where Reese was coming from but still directed his anger toward the Philadelphia media, saying he feels he is misunderstood and has been personally singled out.
"It gets frustrating because
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