For someone who makes over $30 million per year, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown sure does complain a lot. Most of his complaints, somehow, seem to come after his team wins games.
The latest complaint from Brown — and it’s honestly hard to keep track of how much he’s complained at this point — came on a livestream video with podcaster Janky Rondo on Tuesday night in which Brown called the Eagles’ season a “S–t Show” when asked how things have been going for Brown and if he was OK.
“No,” Brown replied as he played the Madden 26 video game. “Where have you been? … Family’s good. Everything else? No … It’s a s–t show … if you got me in fantasy (football), get rid of me.”
Brown’s latest online diss came just one day after the Eagles improved to 7-2 with a 10-7, Week 10 road win over the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football in which Brown had 2 receptions for 13 yards on 3 targets.
The Eagles are trying to win a second consecutive Super Bowl this year, and with Brown as one of their highest paid players after he signed a 3-year, $96 million contract extension before last season.
For Brown, the pattern of criticizing his team and taking veiled, passive aggressive shots at his teammates then backtracking goes back several years. It also only seems to come when his team wins but he doesn’t put up big numbers.
If people on the internet are getting sick of Brown’s constant complaining when his team is winning, imagine how his teammates must feel who have to deal with him in real life.
“A.J. Brown just slappin all of his teammates in the face yet again!” Sports Radio 94 WIP’s Hunter Brody wrote on his official X account on November 12.
“The media has stirred up drama at times, but this certainly isn’t one of those situations,” The Philly Special’s Anthony DiBona wrote on his official X account. “A.J. Brown is doing more than enough on his own to fan the flames in Philadelphia.”
The target of Brown’s passive aggressive vitriol is almost always the same — quarterback Jalen Hurts.
“I think it’s a relationship issue,” former Eagles wide receiver Jason Avant said. “That’s my thing. I think that this has nothing to do with, I don’t think that it’s football only. I think this is these two guys used to be best friends, and they’re not. And I think that it’s a hard situation to deal with.”
Brown has 31 receptions for 408 yards and 3 touchdowns in 8 games — he missed one game with a hamstring injury — and is on track to have his worst statistical season as a pro.
“AJ Brown is a diva,” NFL reporter James Nagle wrote on his official X account. “At the same time, you’d be hard-pressed to find a WR of his caliber who isn’t. He’s the best WR in Eagles history & after 16 years without a true WR1, I truly couldn’t care less what he says on social media. Anyone who wants him gone is insane.”
There were rumors floating around ahead of the National Football League trade deadline that the New Orleans Saints were listening to offers for cornerback Alontae Taylor.
It was shared that the Indianapolis Colts were interested at one point, but they acquired Sauce Gardner from the New York Jets, which killed the idea of a move. The Chicago Bears were another team that was linked to Taylor, but clearly the Saints didn’t get an offer that they liked as he is still a member of the franchise.
The Saints have seven games left in the regular season and then likely a long offseason ahead. Trading Taylor arguably would’ve been the right call, even though the Saints didn’t get the exact package they wanted. The reason for this is that he is heading to free agency and should cash in. New Orleans is already projected to be $12 million over the 2026 salary cap, per Over The Cap. The Saints somehow find a way to get creative with the salary cap this year, but if there is some sort of bidding war for Taylor, that doesn’t sound like it will be in the Saints’ favor.
There very well could be as well. ESPN’s Matt Bowen and Jeremy Fowler projected Taylor to be the No. 1 corner heading to free agency and the 11th-best overall player and mentioned that the top corners from the 2025 free agency class got deals in the neighborhood of $18 million per year.
“What he brings: Taylor’s versatility and urgent play style shows on tape,” Bowen said. “He has the speed to cover on the perimeter, but he can also play a disruptive role in the slot. In four seasons with the Saints, Taylor has 3 interceptions, 37 pass breakups and 6 sacks.
“What we’re hearing: Taylor gets the edge as the top corner based on teams consulted for this exercise,” Fowler said. “He has good size (6-foot, 199 pounds) with the flexibility to play inside and out. The Saints and Taylor once discussed an extension, but a deal never happened, which made him a trade candidate at last week’s deadline. The Bears and Colts showed interest. As a reference point, the top 2025 free agent corners earned about $18 million per year on new deals.”
The fact that Taylor is projected to be the top corner and the $18 million price tag was floated is bad news because of the fact that the Saints already have some questions at corner right now and it will likely be difficult to bring him back.
Now, the Saints were in a similar situation with Chase Young and Juwan Johnson last year. They were heading to free agency and financially didn’t seem likely to return at all. The team restructured deals and cut a few guys and freed up enough space to re-sign both of them.
Those salary cap issues are coming back this upcoming offseason, though. Taylor is someone who should cash in and as of right now, it doesn’t seem very likely that he will be with New Orleans with all of the other issues going on.