Nick Sirianni pours cold water on narrative of rift between Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown

Unless you live under a rock, you've seen some speculation regarding the status of the relationship between Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown following Philadelphia's 22-16 victory over the Carolina Panthers in Week 14.

Never mind the fact that the win was the ninth consecutive for Philadelphia, or that the Birds have the best ground game and the best defense in the league. All anyone seems to want to care about is the possibility of a rift between star receiver and quarterback.

Nick Sirianni provides inside persepctive on relationship between Hurts, Brown

But, is there actually a rift between the two Eagles stars? Head coach Nick Sirianni certainly doesn't seem to think so, and he did his best to pour some cold water on the swirling speculation.

"All I can judge things on is what I see on a daily basis," Sirianni said of the situation. "When I see A.J. and Jalen communicating about the game plan, eating lunch together every single day, praying with each other before the game. There's going to be speculation, and I get it -- rightfully so based on what has happened the last couple of days -- but all you can do is judge what you see.

"Jalen and A.J. are both really outstanding people and both really outstanding players," he added. "I love that our players are wanting to get better and desire to get better, and that's what we talk about all of the time -- is how we get better and be able to do things that are special."

As the head coach of the team, Sirianni is probably a bit more plugged into the situation than the average X user or 94.1 WIP caller. The good news for the Eagles is that Brown has since clarified things and made it clear that the relationship between himself and Hurts is fine.

So, it appears as though Sirianni is correct, and apparently Eagles fans -- and the local and national media -- overreacted to something that got blown way out of proportion. Shocking, right? No, not at all. This isn't the first time fans and media members have tried to focus on negativity in order to make a story, and it won't be the last.

Moving forward, perhaps all parties involved should try to focus on the positives and enjoy a football team that hasn't lost since September and has a legitimate chance to make a deep playoff run. I know that's a novel concept for many fans in Philadelphia, but it would be a worthwhile endeavor.