It’s no secret A. J. Brown is frustrated with his role, despite the Philadelphia Eagles‘ stellar start to the season. Yet, when asked about his conversation with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, Brown decided not to air his grievances Sunday night after their fifth straight win, 16-9, over the Detroit Lions at Lincoln Financial Field. Brown had seven catches for 49 yards Sunday night and earned a key defensive pass-interference penalty in the fourth quarter that sealed the Eagles win. Still, despite his season-high volume of targets (11), Brown was held to fewer than 50 yards for the sixth game of the season. His 50. 8 receiving-yards-per-game average is by far the lowest of his seven-season NFL career his previous worst was 65. 8 in his rookie year with the Tennessee Titans. The Eagles (8-2) will take on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at AT&T Stadium. A. J. Brown Wants To Have An Impact On The Eagles Offense Brown credited the Philadelphia defense for carrying it for the second straight week. The Eagles have allowed just 16 points in their past two games since Brandon Graham and Jaelan Phillips entered the lineup. But Brown is still frustrated with the offense’s inability to put up points. Since their Week 9 bye, the Eagles have scored just 26 points, put up only 307 passing yards and 566 total yards of offense. “We still got to do a better job on offense and get our stuff going,” Brown said. “It’s a lot of room for improvement. “It’s some things that we aren’t doing.” Ultimately, the Eagles offense has made enough plays to win each of their past two games and are tied with the Los Angeles Rams for the best record in the NFC. Plus, Philadelphia beat LA 33-26 on Sept. 21, meaning it has the tiebreaker and holds the No. 1 seed with seven games left. So Brown is “optimistic” about the Eagles’ outlook, even if he knows their offense needs to do better. “There’s things that we can always look at and get better at,” Brown said. “There are some things we can be happy about, but we’re in the business of trying to get better. It’s not that we’re just moping around . but we’re going to try to go back to work and fix the things that we need to get better at.” A. J. Brown Is Keeping Details Of His Meeting With Jeffrey Lurie To Himself Brown’s comments about the offense’s improvements are a veiled shot at his lack of involvement in it. According to ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio, Lurie needed to intervene at practice Thursday to set Brown straight about his complaining on social media, specifically Instagram. “During the 10-minute meeting, Brown promised Lurie that he would stop complaining on social media, according to the team official,” ESPN reported Sunday. “But Brown also told Lurie that he just wants to be a part of the offense and is frustrated, the official said. “Lurie told Brown that he didn’t need to apologize, the pair concluded the meeting with a hug, and the wide receiver returned to practice, according to the team official.” When asked about the meeting, Brown decided to keep the details private. “I’m gonna keep that between me and him,” Brown said.
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A.J. Brown Sends Clear Message on Meeting With Owner Jeffrey Lurie & Role in Offense
