A.J. Brown lets loose on the Eagles' messy start to the NFL season; 'Family's good, but...'

Eagles star receiver calls team a “s--- show,” opens up about role and mindset during a Madden session with streamer Janky Rondo

Published on: Nov 13, 2025, 01:26:45 IST

By Shirin Gupta

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A.J. Brown, the star receiver for the Philadelphia Eagleshas spoken out about the behind-the-scenes mess amid the Eagles' 7-2 start to the NFL season.

AJ Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up prior to the Cooper DeJean All-Star Charity Softball Game at Principal Park (Getty Images via AFP)

During a live gaming session on Twitch with streamer Janky Rondo, Brown let loose, describing his current reality with two sentences: “Family's good. Everything else? No…It's a s--- show.”

Livestream moment becomes a venting arcade

A routine gaming Twitch livestream morphed into a venting moment for Brown as he played the video game version of himself.

He recorded 9 catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns during the video game, quipping, “This is the only highlights of damn football I’m living right now.”

He even told the fantasy football managers, “If you got me on fantasy, get rid of me.”

The blunt tone is a reflection of his frustration with his on-field dip. Through eight games, Brown has just 31 catches for 408 yards and three touchdowns, pacing towards career-low levels, the New York Post reports.

The stream came shortly after Brown’s terse social-media post in early October, quoting Mark 6:11, which fueled speculation about locker-room tension; he later clarified the post was an emotional vent rather than a measured statement.

Performance, role and rising frustration

Despite the Eagles' continued playoff push, Brown's personal narrative is growing complex. His limited involvement in recent games has been just two catches for 13 yards in the Week 10 win over the Green Bay Packers. This has raised a question about his role and future with the team.

However, GM Howie Roseman has publicly affirmed Brown’s value, saying, “When you’re trying to be a great team, it’s hard to trade great players.”

Brown's candid remarks, meanwhile, suggest he feels underused and perhaps undervalued.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shirin Gupta
Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues. Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience. Her current role requires her to track real-time updates, verify information and present balanced coverage across diverse beats. Covering US politics from an international newsroom perspective has further deepened her understanding of how domestic decisions can have far-reaching global consequences. With a keen interest in international affairs, Shirin continues to build her expertise in geopolitics, policy shifts, and cross-border developments. She aims to learn and evolve her reporting in matters of geopolitics and international issues. Outside the newsroom Shirin writes about books and music for her personal blog. She is an avid consumer of pop culture and reveres literature.Read More

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