Arthur Juan (AJ) Brown does not appreciate Donovan McNabb making comments about something of which he has no knowledge. He made that abundantly clear with a strong retort to how the former Eagles quarterback compared him to Terrell Owens.
Brown and Jalen Hurts became fast friends in Philadelphia. They have known each other since their playing days in the SEC but quickly established a much closer relationship after the latter seemingly orchestrated a trade for the former.
Sometimes friends fight.
That is exactly what happened during a Week 2 game against the Vikings. Brown chewed out Hurts on the sideline during a heated altercation that required head coach Nick Sirianni to separate the two.
Speculation immediately skyrocketed. Some people thought that Brown was frustrated with his lack of targets. Others thought that he was upset with Hurts’ decision making. There were a lot of other theories that floated around, but those were the two most prominent.
McNabb apparently believes that it is the first one. He got on 94WIP sports radio with Jon Marks and Ike Reese and compared Brown to T.O.
The implication was that they both actually hurt the offense by demanding the ball. His comments came one day after Brown caught seven passes for 131 yards in a six-point loss to the Jets.
[Philadelphia’s offense] been so inconsistent each and every week and I go back to before the—I can’t say argument, or maybe the complaint from A.J. Brown about not being more involved in the offense and getting the ball…
I go to that because I’ve seen it before, I understand it, I know as a QB you don’t want to be involved in it […]
Play calls are being more catered to try to feature instead of establishing a tempo and… spreading the ball around.
— Donovan McNabb via 94WIP
McNabb did not hold back. However, he is entirely off the mark. According to Brown, at least.
AJ Brown destroyed Donovan McNabb.
The 26-year-old pass-catcher completely eviscerated his elder over the comments.
With all due respect I will repeat, that conversation was not about targets. Two friends bumped heads about something and moved on and if you feel that way, keep that to yourself because the media is going to hold on to everything you say. Out all of people you should know better.
— A.J. Brown on X, formerly known as Twitter
Enough said. McNabb swung and missed.
His comparison makes perfect sense. His experience makes sense.
It’s just not applicable in this situation. Brown and Hurts have moved on.
Time for McNabb to do the same. Hurts and Brown’s relationship is not the same as the relationship between him and Owens. Move on!