How A.J. Brown fits Jalen Hurts and Philadelphia Eagles' 'vision' on offense - Philadelphia Eagles Blog- ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — Not long after acquiring receiver A.J. Brown from the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night for the 18th and 101st overall picks in the NFL draft, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman told the story of the first time he and coach Nick Sirianni watched film of Brown together during the lead-up to the draft.

«I think we were halfway through the first game and Nick [stood up] and went, 'I'm good. Do you guys need anything? I'm going to get something to eat,'» said Roseman with a laugh. «And I go, 'Can you sit down? Can we finish this?' And he goes, 'I will. But I know this guy.'»

As the offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts, Sirianni saw Brown twice a year when they played the division-rival Titans, including in November of 2020, when Brown had four catches for 98 yards and a touchdown and added a kick return TD.

Sirianni kept coming back to size and strength when describing what he liked about Brown, who checks in at a rocked-up 6-foot-1, 226 pounds. He mentioned that Brown and the 6-foot-6, 340-pound Jordan Davis, whom the Eagles drafted 13th overall Thursday, would serve as an intimidating duo as the first ones off the bus on game day.

That stands in contrast to the 6-foot, 170-pound DeVonta Smith, affectionately known as 'Slim Reaper.' They bring different skill sets to the table, which is a big reason Sirianni is excited about the pairing.

«That's exactly what it is. It's a good complement,» he said of Brown and Smith. «He's a bigger guy with a lot of play strength. This is one of the stronger receivers in the NFL.

»There's a lot of different things that because of his skill set, because of that play strength, because of that body quickness that he has, and then the biggest asset that he has…