Sirianni and Brown had a bit of a sideline dustup late in the second quarter after the receiver and left tackle Jordan Mailata were slow to get off the field following a third-down incompletion. TV cameras caught the interaction between coach and receiver, in which Brown appeared to take exception to the coach’s animated response.
Sirianni dismissed the interaction.
“I was trying to get him off the field because we were about to punt and that was really it,” he said. “I love A.J. I think he knows how I feel about him. I have a special relationship with him. We’ve probably [gone] through every emotion you can possibly have together. We’ve laughed together, we’ve cried together, we’ve yelled at each other. We’re both emotional. I was trying to get him off the field, and that happens in this game. That happens in this game, but I love him.”
Brown declined to speak to reporters after the game.
It was a roller-coaster for the star receiver, who got off to a slow start and voiced his frustration multiple times this season, both on social media and to local reporters. He finished the campaign with 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns on 78 catches in 15 regular-season games.
With the in-season frustrations spilling over to the postseason, Brown’s future appears up in the air heading into the 2026 offseason. Even with Sirianni and the Eagles saying all the right things, there is sure to be chatter about Philly potentially trading their star receiver in the coming months.
