AJ Brown was subject to a lot of criticism near the end of last NFL season. The Philadelphia Eagles fell apart down the stretch and were unable to replicate its success in the postseason from a year prior.
It looks like the 26-year-old pass-catcher used all of the outside chatter as motivation!
Brown is absolutely jacked. He is built like The Hulk after dominating offseason workouts and opposing defensive backs should be on notice.
Now, let’s be clear. This is not a new thing. Brown has always been in elite shape. It’s not like he got fat and underwent a mind-boggling body transformation prior to a contract year.
There is a famous photo of Brown alongside former Ole Miss teammate D.K. Metcalf from five years ago that was a testament to the strength and conditioning program in Oxford. They were shredded!
Brown looks exactly the same, if not even even stronger, as a sixth-year veteran than he did as a rookie just entering the league. That is impressive!
Jalen Hurts will continue to rely on Brown as his primary target this fall. After being traded from Tennessee, the 6-foot-1, 226-pound (or more?) receiver went for a career-high 1,496 yards in 2022 on 88 catches. That number jumped to 106 catches in 2023 for 1,456 yards.
There was some scuttlebutt about an internal locker room beef involving Brown and head coach Nick Sirianni, but that appears to be in the past. The former spent the last few months in the gym, with a heavy emphasis on boxing, and got absolutely yoked. The latter is going to continue to rely on his $96-million wide receiver in the passing game.
Opposing defensive backs are going to have nightmares of their matchup with AJ Brown. Not only is he bigger and stronger, he’s hungry!