How an Eagles star lifts a struggling teammate while battling his own issues: ‘That’s a good dude’

PHILADELPHIA — Right before Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown spoke Wednesday about his latest controversy of criticizing his team publicly, he noticed teammate Xavier Gipson walking toward him, delayed talking to reporters and answered Gipson’s question.

Then Brown turned to the cameras and explained why he spoke negatively about the Eagles’ offense and his role in it during his appearance on JankyRondo’s stream the day before. He did not apologize for calling this season a “s---show” or telling people to drop him from their fantasy teams.

Brown’s frustrated that the ball isn’t coming his way and that the passing game continues to underperform. He posted two cryptic messages on social media — “using me but not using me” and “if you’re not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw”