Eagles' Jordan Mailata shuts down A.J. Brown rumors

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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown has not spoken to the media in two weeks, which has left some speculating that he’s the reason Philly’s locker room is falling apart.

However, starting left tackle Jordan Mailata shut down that narrative during an interview with 94WIP on Tuesday afternoon.

It turns out that Brown is the glue that has been attempting to hold the locker room together behind the scenes.

Mailata shared that Brown helped organize a team-building activity ahead of Week 18’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

“A.J. has been great, he’s been phenomenal,” Mailata said. “A couple days before the game…we had a whole team, escape room thing going on where most of the guys showed just to build camaraderie,” Mailata said on Tuesday. “He’s been great behind the scenes. That was A.J. The team helped facilitate the bookings. All this talk about A.J. not being leader…you guys don’t know him like we do. He’s a great leader. man”

While saying very little, Brown has made it clear that he’s frustrated and he has every right to be between the media’s false narratives and the Eagles’ disastrous play-calling.

After Brown saw limited targets against Arizona, offensive coordinator Brian Johnson admitted that he needs to do a better job of getting his top receiver more involved.

“A.J. is a fantastic player,” Johnson said. “He demands a lot of attention defensively. He’s had a fantastic year to this point. I think he’s still on pace to have a career year.

“A.J. is somebody that obviously everybody in this building has a lot of trust, a lot of respect for and we’ve got to do a great job of getting him the ball. I have to do a great job of getting him the ball.”

The Eagles will look to finish the 2023 regular season strong when they face the New York Giants on Sunday, Jan. 7 at 4:25 p.m. ET.