A.J. Brown's sideline book skyrockets to top seller on Amazon - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — Step aside, Oprah.

Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown could launch a book club of his own after a little sideline reading skyrocketed self-help author Jim Murphy to the hottest seller on Amazon overnight.

The Eagles wide receiver passed on the playbook and checked out an inspirational title — Brown casually ignored the action in Philadelphia's playoff game and flipped through the pages of Murphy's book, «Inner Excellence.»

Brown said his sideline read had nothing to do with frustration over his lack of involvement in the offense — he finished with only one catch for 10 yards on three targets — and added that he turned to the book in order to «refocus and lock in despite what may transpire in the game, good or bad.»

«I wasn't frustrated at all. I figured that's what y'all probably thought,» Brown said after the Eagles' 22-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC wild-card round. «Why do you always think I be frustrated? Dang. I like to read.»

The little-known book by the mental skills coach was listed No. 1 on Amazon's best-sellers list as of Monday morning. It took the top spot on the trending list after previously being ranked 523,497th. That jump earned it another top spot on the marketplace's movers & shakers list.

It had yet to crack the top 100 for sales in 2025, however. Mel Robbins, Rebecca Yarros, Kristin Hannah and the likes still reigned supreme there.

Undoubtedly fueled by Eagles fans, «Inner Excellence» was reviewed 375 times and rated 4.7 out of 5 on Amazon. For comparison, Freida McFadden's critically acclaimed book «The Housemaid» had 431,491 reviews with a 4.5 rating yet was ranked nine spots behind it on the best-sellers list.

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