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The Philadelphia Eagles and coach Nick Sirianni won their third straight game by defeating the Green Bay Packers, 10-7. As the final score indicates, this was not some offensive shootout. The defense held Jordan Love's unit to 261 yards of total offense, while DeVonta Smith led the way offensively with four catches for 69 yards and Philly's lone touchdown.

Once again, star wideout A.J. Brown was not very involved in the game plan. He caught two of three targets for 13 yards. This marked the fourth game of the season in which he recorded below 30 receiving yards. In all, Brown caught 31 passes for 408 yards and three touchdowns in eight games played. Entering Week 11, Brown is tied for 61st in receptions, and ranks 50th in receiving yards.

Brown voiced his displeasure with his role in the offense on social media earlier this season, and he's doing something similar now. 

Recently, Brown joined streamer jankyrondo to play some "Madden 26." Brown made several comments during the live stream indicating that he was upset. When jankyrondo asked him how he was, Brown had this to say:  

"No. Where have you been?" Brown replied with a laugh. "Family's good. Everything else? No. It's a shit show. You on some 'How you been?' I've been struggling brother."

This was not all that Brown said. He continued to voice his displeasure, saying "If you got me on fantasy (football) man, get rid of me."

Brown of course peppered his Madden avatar with targets, saying, "Good things happen when you get touches." 

After the Madden matchup, in which Brown caught nine passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns, he said, "I'm telling you bro, that's the only highlights of damn football I'm living right now."

It felt like Brown could have been doing a bit or joking around, but what purpose would that serve? He put himself in the headlines once again with comments that surely don't endear him to his franchise or the fan base, and put pressure on coach Nick Sirianni and offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo. Even if most would agree he should be more involved in the offense. 

Nick Sirianni responds

During a Wednesday morning interview with 94WIP in Philadelphia, reporters asked Sirianni about Brown's comments. 

"Yeah, I mean, you can, again, when there's obviously (the) ability to debate what he meant or what he said, or 'Hey, why did you say why there?' Sirianni said. "Listen, you go with your interactions with guys on a daily basis, and not what people are ... speculating, or anything like that. We're going to continue to try to get better on offense, and we played a great game on defense. We are in tune to what's going on here and the relationships that we have in here, and the process that we have in here, and A.J.'s all-in."

Sirianni also had his media availability later that afternoon, and as you can imagine, he was asked several questions about Brown's comments. For example, Philly's lead man was asked if Brown's comments this season have become a distraction.

"No, I don't think so," Sirianni said. "You can only go from your interactions with everybody and the way they go about their work on a daily basis that you guys aren't able to see. But no, it's business as usual."

Later in the press conference, a reporter told Sirianni that it didn't seem like it was "business as usual" with Brown, so how does he reconcile that with his star wideout? 

"Yeah guys, I'm close to being done answering these questions with this," Sirianni said. "He's working hard and he is a big part of this game plan and he'll be a big part of the game plan going forward. He's working like crazy when he's here, and I'm excited to have him."

A.J. Brown explains his comments, says he won't apologize

Brown spoke to reporters on Wednesday afternoon, and he didn't back down from his remarks. 

"I think that's fair, I think if you got eyes you can see that," Brown said. "The same things I've been saying like all season. So me, making light of my situation on Twitch with my friend, that's something I'm not apologizing for. You know? Because like I said, if you got eyes, you could see that. Shoot, that's me trying to like laugh through my situation."

Brown said that he sees the offense struggling, and wants to help contribute. He said that because of the player that he is -- and wants to be for this team -- that he's going to have a problem with the offense not being as efficient as it should be. Brown said the issue is not about targets, but about helping the offense. 

The three-time Pro Bowl pass catcher said that he thinks they need to do a better job at creating for him, and putting him in position to contribute. 

"I think if we're really focused on winning and doing our job, we can't just keep slapping a band-aid over the defense doing their job and getting us out of trouble," Brown said. "At what point are we going to pick up our slack as an offense? We're so great, and that's what I'm getting at. It's not about I don't care about winning or all I care about is stats. No. It's been week after week sometimes, we're not doing our job on offense. So you can't just keep slapping a band-aid over that and you expect to win late in the year ... it's not going to happen. 

"Last year, what it was, thank you for the ring, but it's a new season. They adapted, we have to adapt and we have to continue to get better and try to find new ways. That's where the frustration comes in. It's not about winning, you guys. I want to win, yes. I want to help contribute as well, do our thing on offense as well. I think that's fair." 

Brown's full media availability can be watched here, courtesy of Devan Kaney at 94WIP. 

There was some speculation that Brown could be moved at the trade deadline, but ultimately, he wasn't. Eagles general manager Howie Roseman told reporters that teams trying to win Super Bowls don't trade away talents like A.J. Brown.

"I think that when you're trying to be a great team, it's hard to trade great players, and A.J. Brown's a great player," Roseman said. "He wears the 'C' for a reason. He's an important part of this team, of this organization. He cares about winning, he cares about his teammates, and I think that when you're a team like ours that is looking forward to an opportunity to compete for a championship, you just don't get rid of guys like that. We feel very lucky to have him on our team and excited about the second half of the season with him."

Recently, it looked like Brown's role in the offense was getting to where it should be. He exploded for 121 yards and two touchdowns on four receptions in the Week 7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, but injured his hamstring and missed the Eagles' next game against the New York Giants. Then came the disappointing outing in Green Bay, and now, these comments.

Sirianni says that Brown is "all-in," while Brown says he's struggling, and clearly not happy with his contributions to the offense. Up next for the Eagles are the Detroit Lions in Philly for "Sunday Night Football."