A.J. Brown sidelined for Wild Card game due to knee injury
The Philadelphia Eagles are preparing for their Wild Card weekend matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and they’ll be doing so without All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown.
Brown suffered a sprained knee in the Week 18 loss to the Giants and has not been able to practice leading up to the game. The hope is that he will be as close to 100% as possible before returning to the lineup.
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AJ Brown had an outstanding 2023 campaign, recording 106 catches for 1,456 yards and 7 touchdowns. He was named a Pro Bowler and a second-team All-Pro for his performance.
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As the Eagles gear up for their final practice of the week, let’s take a look at the national reaction to the news of Brown being ruled out of the game.
#Eagles WR A.J. Brown will be ruled out against the #Buccaneers, sources say. He worked to try to get ready but won’t make it. Should Philly advance, he could be available for the Divisional Round.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) January 13, 2024
Big Blow for the Birds
AJ Brown OUT for the #Eagles playoff game vs the Buccaneers with a sprained knee per NFL Network
If Eagles beat the Bucs there is belief that #AJBrown could be ready next week as he’s making progress pic.twitter.com/p89yEbAeFL
— Jeff Skversky (@JeffSkversky) January 13, 2024
Maybe AJ Brown might be a blessing in disguise for a week for this offense to get back to their bread and butter
— Nolan Foster (@NolanFosterNFL) January 13, 2024
AJ Brown has never missed a game with the #Eagles.
Has to be crushing for him knowing the first game he’s missed will be a playoff game.
These players do everything they can to play.
— Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) January 13, 2024
Damn! So this why he deactivated everything! At least it wasn’t a tear or anything more serious! But injuries change everything seriously https://t.co/EsnswUYnkv
— CowboysFanTalk (@Cowboys_FanTalk) January 13, 2024
Here’s what is most infuriating… they played awful vs the Giants. They were better off just sitting everyone last Sunday but instead, they gave us the most uninspiring game of the year. I’ve never seen a Philly team unravel this much in my lifetime. https://t.co/lcApaOut5x
— Kevin Negandhi (@KevinNegandhi) January 13, 2024
#Eagles top 3 wide receivers vs Tampa Bay will be DeVonta Smith, Julio Jones and Quez Watkins, along with Dallas Goedert
Tampa Bay is 25th in NYA per pass attempt
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) January 13, 2024