A.J. Brown says he had an important advocate in the Eagles’ locker room: Jalen Hurts
May 3, 2022
Wide receiver A.J. Brown will swap out his old Titans jersey for a new set of Eagles threads next season afterTennessee dealt the 24-year-old receiver after he requested a trade and, sending back the No. 18 pick and a third-rounder. The Eagles also signed the 2020 Pro Bowler to a four-year, $100 million contract extension that includes $57 million guaranteed, making him the fourth-highest paid receiver in the NFL.
Prior to last Thursday it remained unclear where Brown would be traded, or if he would even be moved at all. However, the receiver had an important advocate in the Eagles locker room: quarterback Jalen Hurts. , Brown said that Hurts put a “bug in [the Eagles'] ear,” and lobbied the team to get a deal done. The two players had developed a friendship over the years after Hurts tried to recruit Brown to join him at Alabama out of high school.
Brown ended up choosing Ole Miss, but Hurts was clearly persistent about teaming up, this time in the NFL.
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