PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and receiver A.J. Brown addressed the speculation surrounding their relationship Wednesday, with both indicating it isn't fractured, as teammate Brandon Graham suggested earlier this week.
«BG was just being BG,» Brown said at his locker Wednesday. «He's emotional. In that case, he just misspoke. Me and Jalen are good.»
Hurts echoed Brown's sentiment, saying that Graham, one of the most respected players on the team, «spoke out of place. He knows that.»
The drama started following the Eagles' 22-16 win over the Carolina Panthers, marking their ninth consecutive victory. The passing game was not up to their standards, as Hurts finished 14-of-21 for 108 yards with a pair of touchdowns.
Brown, who wasn't targeted until late in the second quarter despite flashing open on a couple of occasions, slammed his helmet on the sideline following a three-and-out and expressed frustration after the game.
When asked where improvement was needed on offense, Brown tersely responded, «Passing.» Some, including Graham, interpreted it as Brown pointing the finger toward Hurts.
During his weekly radio show Monday, Graham said of Hurts and Brown: «They were friends before this, but things have changed, and I understand that because life happens. But it's the business side that we have to make sure the personal doesn't get in the way of the business.»
That set off a media firestorm locally and nationally.
«I think that's what the world did,» Brown said. «They perceived what I said about passing and felt like it was an attack on Jalen, and that's what [Graham] did. Me and Jalen's relationship is personal.»
Brown added that he highlighted the passing game's shortcomings for a specific reason.
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