Eagles' A.J. Brown: Expects to miss couple of weeks
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Brown told Lisa Salters of ESPN on Monday that he expects to miss a couple of weeks due to the hamstring injury he suffered at Friday's practice.
Brown is active for Monday's game against the Falcons, and the wideout already appears resigned to missing the Eagles' Week 3 game Sunday in New Orleans, as well. The Eagles haven't confirmed a recovery timeline for Brown, but the team will likely be motivated to err on the side of caution and hold him out until he's no longer at risk of returning prematurely and aggravating the hamstring injury. Assuming he does miss more time, wideouts DeVonta Smith and Jahan Dotson and tight end Dallas Goedert should be the prime beneficiaries in terms of targets.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Won't play Monday
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Brown (hamstring) has been downgraded to out for Monday's game against the Falcons.
With Brown unavailable, DeVonta Smith and Jahan Dotson are expected to lead the Eagles' receiving corps Monday. Brown will target a potential return to action Sept. 22 against the Saints in Week 3.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Officially questionable for Monday
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Brown (hamstring) didn't practice Saturday, and he's been deemed questionable for Monday's contest against Atlanta.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni indicated earlier Saturday that Brown felt "tightness" in his hamstring during practice Friday and said that the team was going to exercise caution with the star receiver in Saturday's practice session. Brown ended up not participating in any capacity, but he hasn't been ruled out of playing on Monday. Brown's late-week addition to the injury report puts fantasy managers in a tricky position, since few viable options will likely be available on the waiver wire if Brown is ultimately inactive Monday.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said Saturday that Brown "felt a little tightness" in his hamstring during Friday's practice, and the team intends to exercise caution with the wideout in practice Saturday, EJ Smith of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Brown was added to Philadelphia's injury report Friday due to the hamstring issue. While Sirianni's comments Saturday add clarity to the nature of the concern about the star receiver, they don't clarify the extent to which Brown is in danger of missing Monday's Week 2 game against Atlanta. More could be known in that regard following Saturday's practice, however, when Philadelphia will release its final injury report ahead of Monday Night Football.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Late addition to injury report
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Brown was added to the Eagles' practice report Friday as a limited participant due to a hamstring injury.
It's a major concern for fantasy managers, especially with the Eagles playing Monday against Atlanta, at which point there weren't be many alternatives to fill in at wide receiver. Brown hadn't previously been listed on the injury report, so this suggests something happened during practice Thursday or Friday, although it may just be a minor injury. The Eagles will release their final Week 2 injury report Saturday afternoon/evening.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Scores monster TD in win
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Brown had five receptions (on 10 targets) for 119 yards and a touchdown in Friday's 34-29 win over the Packers.
Brown ripped off a 67-yard touchdown catch for the Eagles that saw the star wideout outrun star defensive back Jaire Alexander to the pylons. The fantasy stud produced as if he was in midseason form despite seeing no action this preseason. Fantasy managers who snagged Brown as one of their main WRs should feel good about Friday's results in Brazil. A home matchup against the Falcons awaits in Week 2 on Monday, Sept. 16
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Resting in preseason
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Brown didn't play in Thursday's 14-13 preseason win over the Patriots.
Brown was joined by QB Jalen Hurts, fellow WR DeVonta Smith and RB Saquon Barkley on the sidelines as Philadelphia's top skill-position players got the night off, as was also the case in the preseason opener. Regardless of whether Brown suits up in the preseason finale against the Vikings on Saturday, Aug. 24, he's poised to maintain a key role come the regular season after racking up 2,952 receiving yards and 18 receiving touchdowns across his previous two regular seasons with the Eagles.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Lucrative extension with Philly
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Brown (knee) signed a three-year, $96 million extension with the Eagles on Thursday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Rumors emerged early in the offseason that Brown was on his way out of Philadelphia after a disappointing close to the 2023 campaign. He did his best to shut the speculation down, and this extension -- which reportedly includes $84 million in guaranteed money -- should squash any lingering doubt as to his future with the Eagles as he's now under contract through 2029. Brown -- who is bouncing back from a knee issue that he sustained in the Eagles' regular-season finale -- has had two standout seasons with the team, topping 1,450 in each year with 18 total touchdowns.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Wants to stay in Philly
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Brown (knee) called into Sports Radio 94WIP on Friday to shut down trade rumors and say that he wants to stay with the Eagles.
Brown took matters into his own hands after hearing trade rumors from Philadelphia media on the heels of the Eagles' late-season meltdown. He was clear about not wanting to be traded and not having any issues with QB Jalen Hurts, and Brown also mentioned feeling like the team's coaches were unfairly blamed for a disappointing 2023. All the same, Philadelphia will have new coordinators on both sides of the ball in 2024, having hired Kellen Moore for the offense and Vic Fangio for the defense. Assuming he's right about the trade rumors being bogus, Brown will remain a central figure in the offense for the second season of his four-year, $100 million extension. The knee injury that kept him out of a wild-card loss to Tampa Bay isn't expected to impact his preparations for 2024, and Brown figures to be taken late in the first round or early in the second round of most fantasy drafts, just as he was last summer.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Confirmed out for Monday
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Head coach Nick Sirianni confirmed Saturday that Brown (knee) will not play in Monday's playoff matchup against the Buccaneers, Martin Frank of The Delaware News Journal reports.
Sirianni suggested the Eagles would attempt to get by without Brown by using a committee of targets including DeVonta Smith, Dallas Goedert, Julio Jones, Olamide Zaccheaus and Quez Watkins, but the initial two project to see the biggest increase in workload. With potentially inclement weather also impacting the playoff matchup in Tampa Bay, D'Andre Swift and the totality of the Eagles rushing attack figures to also see heavy usage.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Not expected to play Monday
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Brown (knee) is not expected to play Monday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
The Eagles haven't officially ruled out Brown, but multiple reports suggest the Pro Bowl wideout will be unavailable to play in the wild-card matchup against the Buccaneers come Monday. Once he's inevitably ruled out, expect the likes of DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert to be the team's primary focus from a passing perspective, with Julio Jones, Olamide Zaccheaus and Quez Watkins all factoring in as ancillary pieces.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Sitting out again Friday
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Brown (knee) was absent from Friday's practice, Eliot Shorr-Parks of Sports Radio 94 WIP Philadelphia reports.
Brown thus hasn't logged any on-field work since injuring his knee during the Eagles' Week 18 loss at the Giants, giving him one more chance to do so before the team potentially makes a ruling on his availability for Monday's wild-card game in Tampa Bay. He likely will do everything in his power to suit up in Philadelphia's postseason opener, but if Brown is limited or out, Julio Jones, Quez Watkins and Olamide Zaccheaus would be the candidates to get WR reps alongside DeVonta Smith.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Not returning Sunday
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Brown (knee) won't return to Sunday's contest at the Giants, Brooks Kubena of The Athletic reports.
Brown stayed on the turf for a spell after his first catch of the game near the end of the first quarter. Eagles trainers tended to him before he limped to the sideline and then went to the locker room. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network later reported that Brown's ACL seems to be intact, but further testing will determine the extent of the injury. For the time being, Brown's status for the wild-card round is up in the air, as is that of fellow wide receiver DeVonta Smith (ankle), who's inactive Week 18.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Leaves Sunday with knee injury
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Brown departed Sunday's game at the Giants due to a knee injury.
At the end of a nine-yard catch, his first of the contest, Brown lost a fumble and then remained on the turf in visible pain while Eagles trainers tended to one of his legs. He then limped off the field and spent some time in the sideline tent before the locker room visit. The extent of the injury isn't clear, but with DeVonta Smith (ankle) sidelined Week 18, the team may eventually downgrade Brown from questionable to out with the upcoming postseason in mind.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Paces PHI with 53 receiving yards
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Brown finished with four receptions on five targets for 53 yards in Sunday's 35-31 loss to Arizona.
Brown finished as the Eagles' leading receiver after DeVonta Smith (foot) held that honor by one yard over Brown in last week's win over the Giants. Philadelphia's entire passing attack posted low-volume numbers Sunday, resulting in a pedestrian fantasy score for Brown's managers. The star wideout could be in store for a bump in usage this upcoming week against the Giants after the aforementioned Smith was seen using crutches after injuring his right foot late in Sunday's loss.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Top DFS Play (WR Preview)
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With CeeDee Lamb off the main slate and Tyreek Hill facing the Ravens, Brown is my No. 1 play on the slate both by projected FanDuel points and value relative to price.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Leading receiver against Giants
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Brown caught six of 11 targets for 80 yards in Monday's 33-25 win over the Giants.
He topped DeVonta Smith by one yard for the team lead, but the latter hauled in Jalen Hurts' only passing TD of the day. Brown hasn't scored a touchdown of his own in four straight games, posting a 28-344-0 line on 47 targets over that stretch. He'll look to break that drought Week 17 against the Cardinals.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Modest numbers in Week 15 loss
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Brown brought in five of 10 targets for 56 yards in the Eagles' 20-17 loss to the Seahawks on Monday night.
The star receiver tied DeVonta Smith for the team lead in receptions while pacing the Eagles in receiving yards and targets, but his numbers were naturally considered a disappointment overall. Brown also was the intended receiver on Jalen Hurts' downfield heave with 13 seconds remaining that culminated in Julian Love's game-sealing interception. Brown does have at least five catches in four consecutive games following his one-reception, eight-yard outlier against the Chiefs in Week 11, but he has just one touchdown reception in the last five contests overall. The fifth-year pro could have a good chance to bounce back against the Giants in a Week 16 home matchup on Christmas Day.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Busy night in Week 14 loss
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Brown secured nine of 13 targets for 94 yards in the Eagles' 33-13 loss to the Cowboys on Sunday night. He also lost a fumble.
The Eagles offense turned in a disappointing effort as a whole, but Brown put together a productive night that featured team highs in receptions, receiving yards and targets. However, the talented wideout also fumbled on the Cowboys' 44-yard line after a seven-yard grab early in the third quarter, his first turnover of the campaign. Brown now has a 17-208 line over the last two contests, affording him plenty of momentum going into a Week 15 road battle against the Seahawks on Dec. 18.
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Eagles' A.J. Brown: Leading receiver in loss
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Brown (thigh) had eight receptions on 13 targets for 114 yards in Sunday's 42-19 loss to San Francisco.
Brown powered through a nagging thigh injury to produce his first 100-yard game since Week 8. Fellow starter DeVonta Smith caught Jalen Hurts' lone touchdown pass Sunday, but Brown finished with the team lead in targets (13) and yards (114). The star wideout's production had tapered off in recent weeks following a white-hot start to the campaign, so Sunday's gaudy receiving performance along with improved health could get him back on track. Expect Brown to be heavily involved when the Eagles face the Cowboys in a crucial NFC East matchup on Sunday Night Football in Week 14.
