There are many elements of the A.J. Brown trade from the Philadelphia Eagles that fans have focused on all week.
The main thing is the relationship Brown had with Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts: they appear to be on good terms but not exactly friendly. Former Eagles star receiver DeSean Jackson added another part of the trade that not as many people are talking about: the dynamic between Brown and head coach Nick Sirianni, which might be on worse terms.
"It starts with the respect level," Jackson said via Up & Adams. "And I don't know if you saw a few times last year, and I know you have. Did you see those looks and those eye contacts? But what is that? Nick Sirianni, A.J. Brown, him coming off the field, Nick Sirianni going to cuss him out or say certain things. And then you walking into the locker room and you looking at your head coach like, don't say nothing to me, I don't respect you."
DeSean Jackson doesn't think A.J. Brown respects Nick Sirianni
That Sirianni-Brown relationship, despite Sirianni repeatedly saying how much he loves Brown, always looked like it wasn't that great on the field. The biggest indicator of this was Sirianni screaming at Brown on the sidelines in the first half of the NFC Wild Card loss to the San Francisco 49ers. There have been rumors that it was because Brown wasn't blocking well, but there was a lack of effort on one target, and a drop on the same drive might have caused Sirianni to lose it.
To Sirianni's credit, over the years as the head coach, he has done a good job of handling the different personalities who come into the locker room and has made sure everyone is on the same page, at least on the field, which has still led to wins. Brown was a tough one to handle for Sirianni, but he got two Super Bowl appearances and one title with him, so it seemed to work out well.
Eagles fans will probably never know what Sirianni and Brown's relationship was like, but it seems clear that the team, in general, is pretty happy that all the drama is over. Jordan Mailata's comments on the Brown saga being over are pretty much all Eagles fans need to know about how the players feel.
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It's all worked out as the Eagles move on from Brown, and he gets to be on a team that he claims is "close to Heaven." Sirianni might be the one in Heaven not having to deal with Brown anymore.
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