Eagles stars Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts confirmed they spoke with A.J. Brown earlier this week but, despite Philadelphia's recent offensive malaise, dismissed the notion that the meeting was contentious.

Barkley and Hurts both discussed the meeting Tuesday, two days after the defending Super Bowl champions suffered their first loss of the season. Barkley said the meeting, which took place Monday, was a "good thing" and emphasized that it was not a traditional players-only meeting where "all hell's breaking loose."

"I felt like that conversation was meant to stay between us, but the focus was all about the team, and I think it was a good thing," the star running back told reporters. "I would definitely say it wasn't like a players' meeting.

"When you hear 'players' meeting,' t

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