Jalen Hurts will have to play against the New York Giants without his second-leading wide receiver, as the Philadelphia Eagles announced that A.J. Brown will not play in the Week 9 matchup and has been officially ruled out. Brown holds the second-highest amount of receiving yards among his teammates.

A hamstring injury is preventing Brown from assisting Hurts against the Giants. The announcement was widely expected, as Ashlyn Sullivan had reported earlier that Brown had missed practice: “AJ Brown not practicing for a third straight day with a hamstring injury.”

So far this season, Brown is the Eagles‘ second-best wide receiver in yardage with a total of 395 yards, trailing DeVonta Smith’s 504 yards. Additionally, he is the team’s leader in touchdowns (3) and has been Hurts’ favorite targ

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